{"nhtsa_id":10125690,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-12-14","date":"2017-08-24","document_id":"23U3 - Circular","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"2.0L TDI Engine (GEN 1) Emissions Modification - Customer Only (Retail Sold) USA ONLY - The Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board have determined that Volkswagen vehicles equipped with a 2.0L 4-cylinder TDI engine do not comply with applicable emissions regulations. The emissions control systems on the vehicles will not control emissions under off-cycle conditions as effectively as during the federal test procedure. The extent of the emissions increase under off-cycle conditions depends upon how the vehicles are driven. Updated loaner/rental and label placement instructions.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10125690-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10125690-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10125690","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_volkswagen_beetle","2014_volkswagen_beetle"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE CONVERTIBLE","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2013_volkswagen_beetle","2014_volkswagen_beetle"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"GOLF","year_from":2010,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_volkswagen_golf","2011_volkswagen_golf","2012_volkswagen_golf","2013_volkswagen_golf","2014_volkswagen_golf"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA","year_from":2009,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_volkswagen_jetta","2010_volkswagen_jetta","2011_volkswagen_jetta","2012_volkswagen_jetta","2013_volkswagen_jetta","2014_volkswagen_jetta"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA SPORTWAGEN","year_from":2009,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2010_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2011_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2012_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2013_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2014_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}