{"nhtsa_id":10133447,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-04-16","date":"2017-11-29","document_id":"Emissions Recall","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)","mfr_system":null,"summary":"3.0L TDI vehicles were equipped with undisclosed Auxiliary Emission Control Devices which are not permitted by emissions regulations. Install updated engine control module (ECM) software, transmission control module (TCM) software and hardware to bring affected vehicles into regulatory compliance. Updated resale information included.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10133447-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10133447-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10133447","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"},{"id":"transmission-control-module","name":"Transmission control module","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"TOUAREG","year_from":2015,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_volkswagen_touareg","2016_volkswagen_touareg"]}],"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":[]}