Service bulletins for the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta
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.
74 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| Edition115 | 2023-10-02. 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 |
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| TT280802 | 2023-07-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. If a customer comments that the key cannot be removed from the ignition when the transmission is in PARK or that the PRND12 is not reading correctly in the MFI, DO NOT replace the ignition switch, lock cylinder, or lock housing assembly. Instead, be sure the Ignition lock solenoid is working properly and/or check that the N376 (called the "catch"), is connected to the lock housing. In some cases you may get a fault code 00194 009 Ignition key removal from lock open circuit/ short to earth. Use MVB 5 in address word 16-Steering Column Electronics for an aid in diagnosis. Please be certain to use the VIN in ETKA to obtain the latest part number(s) available. |
| 0001 | 2000-04-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION IN LIMP MODE WITH NO MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.