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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

1483 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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20315832016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
20313412016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
ESA-23O62015-10-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. TO ENSURE EMISSIONS OF TAILPIPE IS OPTIMIZED AND EFFICIENTLY OPERATING, THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE WAS IMPROVE DUE TO AN UPDATED ECM SOFTWARE INSTALLED. MODEL 2010-14 BEETLE, CONVERTIBLE, JETTA, GOLF, JETTA SPORTWAGEN/GOLF WAGEN. *PE
PRI B2015-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES WITH 2.0 TFSI ENGINES WILL HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL INJECTORS WARRANTY EXTENDED. 7/23/15 *TA
ESA-28G82015-03-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. VOLKSWAGEN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) WOULD COME ON DUE TO AN INCORRECT READING FROM GLOW PLUG CONTROL MODULE OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). MODEL 2012-13 JETTA SPORTWAGEN. *PE
TB-21-14-032014-07-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES FAIL TO HAVE ANY POWER OR THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *PE
TSB-21-13-012014-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VOLKSWAGEN: DURING COLD WEATHER, ENGINE FAILS TO START, AFTER STANDING, AND IF MOISTURE, FROM INTAKE AIR, CONDENSES, WOULD FREEZE AND BLOCK INTAKE AIR SYSTEM, IN CHARGE AIR COOLER. *PE
TB-20-13-062013-12-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FILTER SYSTEM, SOLENOID VALVE AND PERFORMING GFF FUNCTION TEST A VACUUM CHECK ON CANISTER PURGE VALVE N80 ARE ESSENTIAL TO DIAGNOSE PROPER OPERATION. MODEL 2009-14 ALL BUT ROUTAN. *PE
TB-27-13-012013-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. VOLKSWAGEN: DUE TO ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT BEING DAMAGED OR MISSING, THE CHARGING SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE OR MALFUNCTION, AND NOISE IS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MODEL 2012-2014 ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT ROUTAN, TOUAREG HYBRID, JETTA HYBRID. *PE
SAC-20T82013-07-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. VOLKSWAGEN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CERTAIN VEHICLES, WITH CLEAN DIESEL ENGINES, HAVE INSTALLED MISFUELING GUARD, WHERE DIESEL AND GASOLINE MIXED, RESULTED IN FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION. MODELS 2009-2012 JETTA, JETTA SPORTWAGEN, 2010-2012 GOLF. *PE UPDATED 8/19/13. *PE UPDATED 3/5/14. *PE UPDATED 10/22/15. *PE UPDATED 10/27/15. *PE
01-13-142013-07-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *JS
TB-19-13-012013-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. VOLKSWAGEN: IT IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THE ELECTRIC COOLANT FANS TO CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF. *JS
V0112332013-03-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN: DTC P0441 STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. PRODUCTION TOLERANCE IN DIAGNOSTIC MODULE TANK LEAKAGE (DMTL) PUMP COULD CAUSE A FALSE FLOW READING. *JS
TB-01-12-322013-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: A FALSE FLOW READING CAUSED BY PRODUCTION TOLERANCE IN DIAGNOSTIC MODULE TANK LEAKAGE (DMTL) PUMP. MODELS 2012-2013 PASSAT, JETTA, BEETLE. *PE
TB-01-12-362013-02-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). VOLKSWAGEN: DEPENDING ON THE DRIVING CONDITIONS, A SLIGHT HESITATION, RELATED TO CONCERNS OF DSG IN VEHICLES ,WITH CURRENT ECM/TCM PROGRAMMING, WILL HAVE AN IMPROVED SOFTWARE FOR THE ECM/TCM TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AND SLIGHT HESITATION. MODEL 2012 JETTA SPORTWAGEN, GOLF, JETTA SEDAN. *PE
2412082013-01-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VOLKSWAGEN: INTAKE MANIFOLD RESTRICTION CHECK. MIL-ON AND 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC CODES MAY BE STORED IN ECM FAULT MEMORY. *JS
V2012032013-01-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN:EVAPORATIVE (EVAP) EMISSION SYSTEM, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DIAGNOSIS. REVISED PROCEDURE DEVELOPED TO TEST EVAP SYSTEM WITHOUT FUEL CAP. *JS
1712072013-01-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN; POSSIBLE OIL LEAK AFTER OIL FILTER CHANGE. DUE TO THE MOUNTING DESIGN OF THE ENGINE OIL COOLER, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OIL COOLER TO BECOME LOOSE DURING AN OIL SERVICE. *JS
1712062013-01-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: POSSIBLE OIL LEAK FROM OIL FILTER HOUSING. MANUFACTURING DEBRIS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER HOUSING MAY PREVENT A PROPER SEAL WITH THE FILTER FLANGE, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK. *JS
1512042013-01-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE 1-N205-DIAGNOSIS. ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC FAULT CODES MAY BE STORED IN THE ECM FAULT MEMORY. *JS
TB-15-12-012012-09-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: ALL MODELS EXPERIENCE THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPING, RATTLING NOISES OF THE ENGINE AFTER STARTING, AND ENGINE FAILS TO START. 2008-13 ALL MODELS. *PE
20286092012-05-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: UPDATE PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, SLIGHT HESITATION CONCERNS. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL GOLF WAGON MODEL YEAR 2012. *JS
TB-21-11-082012-02-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE WARNING LIGHT FOR ENGINE MAY BE ON AND THE ENGINE POWER HAS FAILED. *PE

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