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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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TT9116102018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Updated version to address a additional fault code
TT2717052018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. J428 adaptation to address loss of function after repairs
TT2717042018-04-16. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. Information to look for aftermarket sensor repairs.
TT2717032018-04-16. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR; LANE DEPARTURE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information to assist with preventing calibration errors
TT0017032018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Tip for Scan tool concerns that may occur duing a test plan
On-car-analysis2018-04-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MIL-on P0420 and/or P0430 in the ECM
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
V171604 20372012018-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Updated to include additional model year applicability.
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
Jetta 2-28-172018-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ADDED: Intervals for 130,000, 140,000, and 150,000 ADDED: Timing belt: Check at 150,000 (if replacement is not necessary, perform check every 20,000 miles after until replacement is necessary) ADDED: Timing belt for coolant pump: Check at 150,000 (if replacement is not necessary, perform check every 20,000 miles after until replacement is necessary) ADDED to Spark plugs: Replace "(Every 4 years regardless of mileage)"
TT571602 20460732018-03-13. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. Clarification of normal operation to prevent unnecessary repair attempts
TT911609 20443142018-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Repair direction to address fault code B201A that sets after replacement of the J794 infotainment module. Include model year 2017 for all models with MIB2 radios
V001608 20369352018-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Updated to include additions claiming instruction with options.
V011618 20453832018-03-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. Update ECM programming to enhance diagnoistcs for Brake Booster pressure sensor.
V011620 20456022018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Update ECM programming because misfire detection is too sensitive.
V011622 20453832018-03-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Updated to include applicable VIN ranges.
V011624 20456022018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. Updated to include applicable VIN ranges.
TT571004 20314402018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Updated direction to address no communication concerns with the -J519- Vehicle Electrical System Control Module.
V011617 20453812018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. Improved ECM software to manage the EVAP canister purge regulator valve 1 --N80-
V011619 20453842018-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Update ECM programming to better monitor cooling system.
V011621 20453812018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Updated to include applicable VIN ranges.
V011623 20453842018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Updated to include ending VIN range.
V371603 20460132018-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). Direction not to remove the transmission oil cooler from an assembly and to install a new transmission oil cooler when replacing an assembly.
TT 87-16-012018-02-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update model year applicability and enhance clutch diagnostics.
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.

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