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Service bulletins for the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg

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.

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

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V271501 20118942017-10-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Technical Bulletin: Battery, Testing and Charging Using Midtronics VAS6161, MCR340V, InCharge 940, or GRX3000VAS Charger
TT 97-14-02ss12017-10-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Tech Tips Damage to Data Link Connector (DLC) from Aftermarket Devices (Cannot Communicate with Vehicle OBD System)
Quick Reference2017-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Quick Reference Update Guide: This document informs of the corresponding software/hardware and disc availability to the customer concerns about a vehicle
TT 97-14-022017-06-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECH TIP DENOTING POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE OF THE DATA LINK CONNECTOR WHEN USING AFTER MARKET PLUG IN DEVICES OR SCAN TOOLS AND SUBSEQUENT DIAGNOSTIC DIRECTION.
TT 96-12-082016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
TB-01-11-292012-03-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE; TIRES. VOLKSWAGEN: CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES EXPERIENCE TIRE RUBBING OR BINDING OF DRIVETRAIN AT LOW SPEED AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHT WOULD BE ON OR FLASHING. *PE
SA-28F62011-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ENGINE SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EXCEED EMISSIONS STANDARDS. *RM
SAC-28F3/P1-REV2011-03-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN: GASOLINE ENGINE VEHICLES INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IGNITION COILS. VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. MODELS PASSAT AND WAGON; GOLF; GTI; JETTA AND WAGON; NEW BEETLE AND CONVERTIBLE; PHAETON; EOS; RABBIT, ETC. *PE
TSB-28-10-022011-01-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. VOLKSWAGEN: MIL ON OR FLASHING, MISFIRE DTCS P0300-0312 STORED IN ECM. THE MISFIRE CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL. VEHICLES ARE OUT OF PRODUCTION. *PE
SA-28F32010-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. VOLKSWAGEN: (REVISED) VEHICLES MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DETERIORATION IN PERFORMANCE. IN SOME CASES, A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. 2001-2007 PASSA/PASSAT WAGON. *PE UPDATED 8/9/10. *PE UPDATED 11/8/10. *PE UPDATED 12/8/10. *PE UPDATED 2/28/11. *PE UPDATED 3/21/11. *PE
SB-28F32010-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. VOLKSWAGEN: VEHICLES MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DETERIORATION IN PERFORMANCE. IN SOME CASES, A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
TB-97-09-022009-09-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. VOLKSWAGEN: THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR PAN NEAR THE A PILLAR MAY HAVE A CORRODED SPLICE(S) CONNECTION. LOCATE SPLICE TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE CORROSION. REPAIR WIRING AS PER REPAIR MANUAL. *PE
01 08 112008-05-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. UPDATE PROGRAMMING, MIL ON, DTC'S P0420 AND/OR P0430 STORED IN ECM FAULT MEMORY. *NJ
52007-04-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. PRODUCT UPDATE CIRCULAR. INSTALL IMPROVED AIR FILTER HOUSING AND INSPECT/REPLACE BATTERY CABLE, IF NECESSARY. *KB
2707012007-04-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. GENERATOR, INSUFFICIENT OUPUT EQUIPPED WITH HID/BI-XENON HEADLAMPS AND/OR AIR SUSPENSION. *KB
06012006-12-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. SELF LEVELING SUSPENSION, ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY. INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. *KB
05032005-09-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MODULE, VEHICLE POSITION RECOGNITION CONTROL -J603-, DIAGNOSIS. *TT
04022005-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. STARTER, DOES NOT CRANK, ENGINE DOES NOT START; KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. SUPERSEDES BULLETIN 04-02 DATED NOV 19, 2004. *TT
05022005-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1603 (18011) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. *TT
04022005-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BATTERY CUT-OFF SWITCH, DISCONNECTING AND REMOVING DURING THE PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION (PDI). THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES GROUP 00 NUMBER 04-02 DATED APR 6, 2004 AND GROUP 00 NUMBER 04-03 DATED APR 28, 2004. *TT
05012005-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AIR SUSPENSION, (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 01772 008 STORED IN DTC MEMORY. SUPERSEDES 0402 DATED DECEMBER 20, 2004. *TT
04022005-01-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. STARTER DOES NOT CRANK, ENGINE DOES NOT START. *TC
04032005-01-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. IGNITION KEY EMERGENCY RELEASE REVISION. *TC
04012004-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. IGNITION/STARTER SWITCH -E415- DELETION OF EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE FEATURE. *TT
04052004-08-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. AUTOMATIC BATTERY CUTOFF SWITCH (BCS), MALFUNCTIONING RESULTING IN BATTERY DISCHARGE. *MJ

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