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Service bulletins for the 2005 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.

280 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TB-35-11-012011-09-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). VOLKSWAGEN: THE GEAR BOX HAS A MOMENTARILY DELAY WHILE ACCELERATING. *RM
SA-28F62011-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ENGINE SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EXCEED EMISSIONS STANDARDS. *RM
SAC-28F3/P1-REV2011-03-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN: GASOLINE ENGINE VEHICLES INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IGNITION COILS. VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. MODELS PASSAT AND WAGON; GOLF; GTI; JETTA AND WAGON; NEW BEETLE AND CONVERTIBLE; PHAETON; EOS; RABBIT, ETC. *PE
TB-00-10-062011-03-23. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP. VOLKSWAGEN: CHILD RESTRAINT LATCH GUIDANCE FIXTURE; COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 225 (USA ONLY). UPDATE TO EXISTING TECHNICAL BULLETIN. NO PRODUCTION CHANGE REQUIRED. ALL MODELS. *PE
TB-01-10-132011-03-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLKSWAGEN: UPDATE PROGRAMMING; ENGINE RUNS ROUGH ON INITIAL START AT TEMPERATURES BELOW-7%C (20%F). SOFTWARE UPDATE AND NEW INJECTORS. INSTALLING NEW INJECTORS AND ENGINE CONTROL MODEL UPDATE-PROGRAMMING (FLASHING) USING SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM). MODELS GOLF, JETTA AND WAGON; NEW BEETLE. *PE
TB-94-10-022011-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. VOLKSWAGEN: HEADLIGHTS MAY INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE. THE HEADLAMPS OR INSIDE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE SPEED. AT IDLE SPEED THE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE CAN FLUCTUATE, AS THE ALTERNATOR CANNOT FULLY COMPENSATE THE FLUCTUATIONS. GOLF & WAGON GTI, NEW BEETLE & CONVERTIBLE, EOS, JETTA & WAGON & SPORTWAGON, RABBIT, R32, TIGUAN. *PE
TB-09-10-022011-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. VOLKSWAGEN: HEADLIGHTS MAY INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE. AT IDLE SPEED THE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE CAN FLUCTUATE, AS THE ALTERNATOR CANNOT FULLY COMPENSATE THE FLUCTUATIONS. SOME ELECTRIC CONSUMERS COME ON IN CYCLES OR HAVE NO CONSTANT CURRENT CONSUMPTION, WHICH AMPLIFIES THIS EFFECT. THE LOAD CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE BATTERY CAN ALSO INFLUENCE THIS EFFECT. MODELS GOLF, GTI, NEW BEETLE & CONVERTIBLE, EOS, JETTA, WAGON, SPORTWAGEN, RABBIT, R32, GOLF WAGON, TIGUAN. *PE
SA-60A7-S92010-10-15. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INSPECT, CLEAN AND MODIFY SUNROOF DRAINS FOR CERTAIN VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES AND REVISED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE; SUNROOF DRAIN INSPECTION AND CLEANING. NO MODELS OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *PE MODEL AND MODEL YEARS INCLUDED. UPDATED *PE
SA-28F32010-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. VOLKSWAGEN: (REVISED) VEHICLES MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DETERIORATION IN PERFORMANCE. IN SOME CASES, A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. 2001-2007 PASSA/PASSAT WAGON. *PE UPDATED 8/9/10. *PE UPDATED 11/8/10. *PE UPDATED 12/8/10. *PE UPDATED 2/28/11. *PE UPDATED 3/21/11. *PE
SA-24P92010-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. VOLKSWAGEN: ON SOME VEHICLES WITH 1.9 ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SOFTWARE FOR THE EMISSIONS MONITORING SYSTEM CAN CAUSE AFFECTED VEHICLES TO EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, UPDATE THE ECM SOFTWARE. MODELS JETTA, JETTA WAGON, GOLF AND NEW BEETLE. *PE
SB-28F32010-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. VOLKSWAGEN: VEHICLES MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DETERIORATION IN PERFORMANCE. IN SOME CASES, A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
0609102010-01-06. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. REVISED EXPIRATION DATES FOR SEAT HEATER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGNS. AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SEAT HEATER ELEMENT THAN CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON AND THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH IS ON. MODELS VV00 AND VZ00, M200 AND M300, AND R200 AND R300, EXTENDED TIL 6/30/10 (VV, VZ, M2, M3) AND 9/30/10 (R2 AND R3). CSC LETTERS HAS BEEN RECEIVED. *PE
20158312008-12-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN: EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES. HEAT SHIELDS ARE TO BE INSPECTED AFTER COMPLETION O ANY TYPE OF REPAIR TO THE UNDERBODY (EXHAUST SYSTEM TRANSMISSION, ETC.), AND IF DAMAGED, REPLACED. *PE
VZ-VZ002008-09-17. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. VOLKSWAGEN: CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH COMFORT SEATS; INSTALL NEW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HEATER SWITCH. THIS INCLUDE JETTA WAGON. *PE UPDATED 3/23/09. REVISION TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGNS FOR SEAT HEATERS. *PE UPDATED 3/17/10. *PE
VV-VV002008-09-17. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR: CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH COMFORT SEATS: INSTALL DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER REPAIR KIT. *PE UPDATED 3/23/09. REVISION TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN. *PE UPDATED 3/17/10. *PE
VV2007-08-21. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR. INSTALL DRIVER'S SIDE HEATER REPAIR KIT. SEAT HEATER MAY MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON. THIS COULD CAUSE THE HEATER MAT TO TEMPORARILY OVERHEAT AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. *KB
20104622007-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH ON INITIAL START AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREES F. *KB
0107022007-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. DTC'S P1297 (17705) OR P1557 (17965) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INTAKE HOSES LEAKING (DURING BOOST CONDITIONS) DUE TO INCORRECT TORQUE ON CLAMPS OR IMPROPER PLACEMENT, WORN OR TORN INTAKE HOSES. *KB
06032007-01-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. DOOR WINDOWS, MAY SEPERATE FROM WINDOW REGULATOR CLAMPS. *KB
06012007-01-03. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. HEATED SEAT BOTTOM COVER REPLACEMENT. *KB
VZ2006-01-18. 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 VZ. *TT
M32006-01-18. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR - SEAT HEATER ELEMENT CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON AND THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH IS ON. THE SEAT HEATER MAT MAY TEMPORARILY OVERHEAT AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. INSTALL NEW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HEATER SWITCH. *TT UPDATED 08-21-07. *KB
05022006-01-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. CUSTOMER STATES HEATER OUTPUT SEEMS INSUFFICIENT. *TT
112920052006-01-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE PRE-HEATER INSTALLATION. CALIX. *TT
05012005-12-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. DOOR WINDOW, SEPARATES FROM WINDOW REGULATOR CLAMPS. *JB

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.