Service bulletins for the 2012 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.
1318 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Backup camera are shown. Show all
| 341301 | 2023-07-31. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; POWER TRAIN. Customer states there is a noise from the clutch, transmission or driveline components under varying driving conditions with varying sound levels. |
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| 261302 | 2023-07-31. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TDI Common Rail High Pitch Whine Noise after Switching Ignition OFF |
| 211302 | 2023-07-31. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION. Customers may complain of a rattling noise from engine or exhaust area while accelerating from 1800-3000 RPM. |
| TT450904 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:PARKING ASSIST:SENSORS; POWER TRAIN; STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE. Some Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Passat vehicles equipped with electromechanical power steering have the G85 steering angle sensor located in the steering rack. These vehicles do not have a G85 in the steering column. To determine G85 location, check the J500 Power steering control module part number in the GFF printout. Do not use the part number on the steering rack for this check. |
| TB341601 | 2023-05-22. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; POWER TRAIN. Manual transmission noise diagnosing. |
| Edition 62 | 2022-05-31. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE. Software updates. |
| TT 97 14 02 | 2021-02-04. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE. Data link diagnostics and tips |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.