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Service bulletins for the 2002 Volkswagen GTI

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.

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

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TT8710052024-04-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Air Conditioning Does not Operate
Edition1152023-10-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition632023-09-18. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE. VW Elsa Newsletter
V1719012012855652023-09-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards
TB1714042023-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standard VW 502 00/505 00/505 01 and VW 504 00/507 00
TB1714032023-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE. Oil Consumption Measurement
TB1713032023-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Oil Consumption Measurement
TB1713022023-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION: OIL COOLER. Oil Consumption Measurement
TB0114082023-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. Gasoline Quality
TB0014032023-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Fuel Additive to Help Prevent Sporadic Misfire Faults
26E12023-08-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 1999-2002 Jetta, Golf and GTI with VR6 Engine Update ECM Software for Catalytic Converter Monitoring System.
VWS13032023-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. In SAGA, the time units for the Volkswagen DoubleCheck labor operation were reduced in error from 50 time units to 30 time units during the system update posted on July 4th.
TT201301a2023-07-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM); FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. To clear static ECM fault P1250 ?Fuel Level Too Low?, add fuel to vehicle and complete a road test of at least 10 miles. Simply adding fuel without completing a road test may not allow fault to clear.
TT2013012023-07-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM); UNKNOWN OR OTHER. To clear static ECM fault P1250 ?Fuel Level Too Low?, add fuel to vehicle and complete a road test of at least 10 miles. Simply adding fuel without completing a road test may not allow fault to clear.
V1719012012855622023-06-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
TB0116022023-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. Gasoline quality.
V1719012012855602023-05-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
V1719012012855342021-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
V171901-20128552019-04-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standards
Gasoline Engine2019-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Gasoline Engine Misfire Diagnosis document
Campaign Circula2019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Emissions Service Action Circular (VR6 Engine Update ECM Software for Catalytic Converter Monitoring System): The ECM software for the catalytic converter monitoring system is too sensitive. This can cause the MIL to come on, and some vehicles may exceed Federal and/or California emissions standards. Also, in some cases this leads to unnecessary catalytic converter replacement. The corrective action taken for this issue was to Update ECM software.
Campaign Circula2019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Emissions Service Action Circular (VR6 Engine Update ECM Software for Catalytic Converter Monitoring System): The ECM software for the catalytic converter monitoring system is too sensitive. This can cause the MIL to come on, and some vehicles may exceed Federal and/or California emissions standards. Also, in some cases this leads to unnecessary catalytic converter replacement. The corrective action taken for this issue was to Update ECM software.
V011615 20148152018-01-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update to include additional model year applicability.
TT 21-13-012017-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. Tech Tips (Equipped with Turbocharged Engine Turbocharger Replacement Tip): If mechanical damage is found to the turbocharger (e.g. damaged compression wheel, loose or broken shaft), it is not enough to just replace the turbocharger. This document informs the procedure of checks for damage.
TT 20-09-062017-12-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Tech Tips (TDI Engine - N75 Solenoid Valve Diagnosis): This document informs with graphical aid the testing of the N75 Solenoid Valve in the event of a turbocharger fault code such as P0299 or P0234. This applies to Mechanical Injection Style Diesel Engines, Pumpe Duse Style Diesel Engines and the new Common Rail Style Diesel Engines.

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