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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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TT 20 09 01_52022-07-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Gasoline quality check. Update to model and model year applicability.
V0116152014815142022-07-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Gasoline quality.
V0017132033846142021-07-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Fuel Additive to Help Prevent Sporadic Misfire Faults
V0116152014815132021-07-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. VW approved gasoline fuel additive, update to include additional models and model year applicability.
V0116152014815122021-04-06. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. VW approved gasoline fuel additive, update to include additional models and model year applicability.
TT 01 20 05-22020-10-06. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Symptom based diagnostic assistance for high pressure fuel pump being out of time.
V0017172033846112020-07-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Update brochure part number and recording URL. Update model and model year applicability.
TT 90 20 022020-05-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. Direction for cap discharge after fuel sending unit replacement.
TT 20 09 012020-04-02. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Update to existing tip for fuel quality checking.
VWP-18-062019-09-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. This document informs dealers of the Extended Emissions Warranty Limited Warranty Extension for 3.0L TDI Gen 1.2 vehicles. Added clarification on totaled vehicles and loaners.
VWP-15-062019-08-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. This Document informs dealers on the Revised VWP-15-06 to exclude the fuel sample requirements.
V231704_20410572019-08-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Updated to include an additional warranty claiming statement.
V2317042041057102019-07-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. High Pressure Fuel Pump diagnosis.
On-Car Analysis2019-04-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Fuel gauge doesn't read full when the fuel tank is
On-Car Analysis2019-04-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Fuel gauge doesn't read full when the fuel tank is
V011231 20235912019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Technical Bulletin (TDI Clean Diesel I/M (Inspection Maintenance) Testing Issues due to Readiness Not Set): Some readiness codes on TDI clean diesel vehicles require special driving conditions to be set. If DTCs have been recently erased from the vehicle?s ECM, it may take additional driving under different conditions to fully set OBD readiness parameters. MVB 89 (on non-UDS protocol ECM?s) will store correct data concerning OBD readiness. This document illustrates how to manually read OBD readiness codes.
TT 2016032019-04-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Update to existing Tech Tip to address correct octane usage by model year and fuel quality that effect cold start performance. Update model year applicability and add DTC P13EA
VWP-17-16-2018092018-12-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. This Document informs dealers to upload fuel receipts to INFORM rather than Doc-IT
TT 21 18 012018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. Incorrect removal of Turbocharger oil feed line may cause engine damage
VWC 18 092018-12-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; EQUIPMENT. This document advises dealers regarding the mandatory fuel refill for vehicles receiving the 3.0L TDI emissions modification.
Customer Letter2018-04-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Warranty Extension for High-Pressure Fuel Pump Certain 2009-2012 Model Year Volkswagen Touareg TDI® Clean Diesel Engine Vehicles & Certain 2012 Model Year Volkswagen Passat TDI® Clean Diesel Engine Vehicles. This warranty extension covers the diagnosis and replacement of the high-pressure fuel pump only if the correct, uncontaminated fuel is present in your vehicle.
Customer Letter2018-04-02. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Warranty Extension for High-Pressure Fuel Pump: Volkswagen informed customers of a decision to extend the warranty for the high-pressure fuel pump (HPFP) in the TDI® Clean Diesel engine vehicle under specific conditions to 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle's original in-service date.
Dealer Letter -2018-02-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION: Volkswagen announced a warranty extension program to cover the High Pressure Fuel Pump on 2009-2012 model year TDI Clean Diesel Engine vehicles
WECF HPFP WEXT2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION: This document announced a warranty Volkswagen extension program to cover the High Pressure Fuel Pump on 2009-2012 model year TDI Clean Diesel Engine vehicles.
V201305 20314262017-12-14. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Technical Bulletin (High Pressure Fuel Pump Diagnosis): Completing the GFF high pressure pump function test is essential to diagnose proper pump operation and to avoid unnecessary replacements. This document informs how to perform the diagnostic. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.

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