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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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V171701 20128552018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 17 17 01 July 5, 2017 2012855 Supersedes Technical Bulletin 17-16-02 (V171602) dated April 29, 2016 due to updated oil standards lists to current specifications. Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standards
Quick Reference2018-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Quick Reference of vehicle concerns. Includes a list of Software versions and the technical bulletin numbers that referred to the concerns Updated
Customer Letter2018-04-02. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Warranty Extension for High-Pressure Fuel Pump: Volkswagen informed customers of a decision to extend the warranty for the high-pressure fuel pump (HPFP) in the TDI® Clean Diesel engine vehicle under specific conditions to 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle's original in-service date.
Dealer Letter -2018-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION: The vehicle?s engine management software has been improved to assure the vehicle?s tailpipe emissions are optimized and operating efficiently for Volkswagen Vehicles Equipped with a 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel Engine
Campaign Circula2018-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Emissions Service Action: The vehicle?s engine management software has been improved to assure the vehicle?s tailpipe emissions are optimized and operating efficiently.
V011625 20286092018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Update service number and labor operation number.
TT571004 20314402018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Updated direction to address no communication concerns with the -J519- Vehicle Electrical System Control Module.
Recall 69M8-69M92018-02-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Campaign Parts Bulletin - 69M8 and 69M9 - Takata Part ordering process - On May 5th, a Campaign Parts Bulletin about the updated Takata part ordering process was sent to all dealers. We?ve closely monitored the impact of that communication and would like to address several emerging trends.
Customer FAQ - T2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document gives answers to frequently ask questions concerning the current owners and lessees of TDI vehicles affected by the emissions issue eligiblality options and issues.
Bulletin 69M8 an2018-02-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Campaign Parts Bulletin - 69M8 and 69M9 - Today, May 5th is the final standard weekly allocation of Takata airbag inflators. After this date, Takata allocations will be based on the previous week?s paid claim volume. It is CRITICAL that claims are submitted in a timely fashion in order to receive an appropriate volume of additional parts to support demand.
VST-16-012018-02-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. explaination of cross car distorion when looking through the windshield and how the "effect" in normal.
VWoa Dealer Anno2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. This document informs of Volkswagen AG and Audi AG received notice from the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Justice and the California Air Resources Board of an investigation related to emissions compliance matters.
Takata - Parts a2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Takata - Parts allocation update - dealer communication
Elsa 6-29-152018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document contains the VW Elsa Newsletter that contains a general overview of wiring diagrams updates, technical bulletins, pending service solutions, tech tips, campaigns, updates, and suggestions.
Elsa 6-22-152018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document contains the VW Elsa Newsletter that contains a general overview of wiring diagrams updates, ElsaPro infomedia icons grayed out, workshop equipment tool storage application, technical bulletins, pending service solutions, tech tips, campaigns, updates, and suggestions.
Campaign Circula2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Emissions Service Action (Certain 2010-2014 Volkswagen Vehicles with 2.0L TDI® Clean Diesel Engine ECM Software Update): The vehicle?s engine management software has been improved to assure the vehicle?s tailpipe emissions are optimized and operating efficiently. Under certain operating conditions, the earlier strategy may have increased the chance of the vehicle?s MIL light illuminating. If the MIL illuminates for any reason, the vehicle will not pass an IM emissions inspection in some regions. The corrective action taken was to Install updated ECM software
Ref. - Reflash U2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Quick Reference Update Guide of the vehicles expected upgraded software level. The latest corresponding technical bulletins that address the issues, and concerns that have been had with the vehicles.
Dealer Letter -2018-02-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION: This document is a FAQ concerning question customers may have about VOLKSWAGEN installing a preventative safeguard to prevent the pumping of gasoline instead of diesel into the Volkswagen Vehicles with TDI Clean Diesel Engine
Dealer Letter -2018-02-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION: Volkswagen announced a warranty extension program to cover the High Pressure Fuel Pump on 2009-2012 model year TDI Clean Diesel Engine vehicles
WECF HPFP WEXT2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION: This document announced a warranty Volkswagen extension program to cover the High Pressure Fuel Pump on 2009-2012 model year TDI Clean Diesel Engine vehicles.
1-2017 Update2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This communication is to update our ProFi dealers of the current status of the latest inbound and outbound ProFi requests.
V241702 20451382018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This technical bulletin was updated per powertain team and warranty team. Info from this bulletin is combined with TB 2031075 (V241208) and 2038161 (V241506) due to warranty extension claiming/processing confusion. (Basically 3 technical bulletins covering the same DTC were combined into 1 technical bulletin). By combining the three technical bulletins it allowed for archiving (removal from publication) of V241208 and V241506 stated above.
V571701 20429552018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Update Technical bulletin to include model year 2016 and 2017 models.
V871701 20441652018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. To add associated labor operation numbers to warranty table and include model year 2017 applicability.
Circular - 20T82018-02-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Service Action Campaign: As diesel engine passenger vehicles become more popular, auto manufacturers have seen an increase in the number of misfueling cases where diesel engine vehicles are mistakenly fueled with gasoline. As an additional safeguard to help prevent a gasoline fuel pump nozzle from being used to fuel a TDI Clean Diesel engine vehicle, dealers will install a misfueling guard in the fuel filler neck of vehicles affected by this action. This document contains the fault codes work procedure for servicing these issues

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