Service bulletins for the 2004 Volkswagen Golf
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
239 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 0501 | 2005-12-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. DOOR WINDOW, SEPARATES FROM WINDOW REGULATOR CLAMPS. *JB |
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| 0511 | 2005-08-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0101 (16485) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. *TT |
| 0405 | 2005-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HARD STARTING (EXTENDED CRANKING REQUIRED) OR NO START WHEN WET, RUNS ROUGH ON INITIAL START, MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT GRAY SMOKE. *TT |
| VV | 2005-05-04. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. COMFORT SEATS MAY HAVE A SEAT HEATER ELEMENT THAT CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN VV. *TT |
| 230501 | 2005-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. RUNS ROUGH ON INITIAL START AT TEMPERATURES BELOW -7 DEGREES C (20 DEGREES F). *TT UPDATE. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
| 0502 | 2005-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1603 (18011) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. *TT |
| 004 | 2005-01-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TC |
| 0403 | 2004-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE, FLUCTUATING IDLE OR IDLE SPEED TOO LOW. *MJ |
| 0403 | 2004-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HARD STARTING OR NO START WHEN WET, RUNS ROUGH ON INITIAL START, MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT GRAY SMOKE. *MJ |
| 0401 | 2004-07-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P1347/17755 AND P1340/17748 STORED IN MEMORY. INCLUDING VARIOUS MODELS VOLKSWAGEN 2002-2003. *MJ |
| 0412 | 2004-07-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) STORED IN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) MEMORY. *MJ |
| 0409 | 2004-07-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EVALUATING FUEL MIXTURE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES- HOW TO PERFORM EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSIS RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM ADAPTATION - SYSTEM TOO RICH/TOO LEAN. VOLKSWAGEN. *MJ |
| 0401 | 2004-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. REVERSE GEAR, DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE. *MR |
| 0401 | 2004-04-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. NEW STYLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REQUIRES CARE DURING INSTALLATION TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO SWITCH. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.