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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| 0501 | 2005-08-19. Service bulletin. TIRES. DISSATISFACTION WITH LENGTH OF TREAD LIFE / WARE RATE OF OE TIRE APPLICATION. *TT |
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| VC | 2005-07-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. INSTALL MERCURY LABEL ON VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF VERMONT, MAINE AND CONNECTICUT - ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ACTION CIRCULAR. *TT |
| 0502 | 2005-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE STICKS IN THE OPENED POSITION AFTER DOOR IS OPENED. *TT |
| 0501 | 2005-05-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. REQUIRED REAR FINAL DRIVE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL CHANGE. *TT |
| 0502 | 2005-05-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. STARTER DOES NOT CRANK, ENGINE DOES NOT START; KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. *EH UPDATE. *TT |
| 940501 | 2005-03-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY, DIFFICULT TO REMOVE OR LENS CRACKS DURING REMOVAL. *TT |
| 690402 | 2005-03-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW. SIDE AIRBAG IGNITER, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE(S) (DTCS) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. ORIGINAL NOT RECEIVED. *TT |
| 010504 | 2005-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE HESITATES. *TT |
| 0402 | 2005-03-02. 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 |
| 0502 | 2005-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1603 (18011) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. *TT |
| 0402 | 2005-03-02. 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 |
| 0405 | 2005-02-04. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS), DIAGNOSING. *TT |
| 0501 | 2005-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AIR SUSPENSION, (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 01772 008 STORED IN DTC MEMORY. SUPERSEDES 0402 DATED DECEMBER 20, 2004. *TT |
| 0402 | 2005-01-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. STARTER DOES NOT CRANK, ENGINE DOES NOT START. *TC |
| 0403 | 2005-01-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. IGNITION KEY EMERGENCY RELEASE REVISION. *TC |
| 0417 | 2004-11-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AIRBAG MONITORING LIGHT ON, PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS), DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 02511 014 STORED. *TT |
| 0401 | 2004-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. IGNITION/STARTER SWITCH -E415- DELETION OF EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE FEATURE. *TT |
| VQ | 2004-10-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. A RUBBER PART CAN RUB AGAINST THE POWER STEERING AND/OR TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES LOCATED BEHIND THE RADIATOR GRILLE. THIS RUBBING CAN LEAD TO CORROSION OF THE LINES AND POSSIBLY EVEN A FLUID LEAK. *TT |
| 0405 | 2004-08-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. AUTOMATIC BATTERY CUTOFF SWITCH (BCS), MALFUNCTIONING RESULTING IN BATTERY DISCHARGE. *MJ |
| 0415 | 2004-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE HESITATES. *MJ |
| 0403 | 2004-08-31. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) FAULT. *MJ |
| 0402 | 2004-07-21. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. AIRBAG LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS ON AND ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ARE STORED IN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) MEMORY. *MJ |
| 0401 | 2004-07-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REAR HATCH GLASS, OPEN WARNING DISPLAYED IN MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY. *MJ |
| 0404 | 2004-07-21. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, MODULE CODING. *MJ |
| 0402 | 2004-07-21. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DURING LOW SPEED TURNS/MANEUVERING VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS BINDING/TIRES SCRUBBING. *MJ |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.