{"nhtsa_id":10156095,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-01","date":"2012-10-22","document_id":"VVT-12-26","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Service Information (VAS 5051B Recovery DVD V2.0 - Windows XP Installation and Recovery Instructions): As of July 2010, Microsoft no longer supports the Windows 2000 operating system. As a result, all VAS 5051B in service must be upgraded to Windows XP. Use VAS 5051B Recovery DVD V2.0 to upgrade the operating system from Windows 2000 to Windows XP, and also to recover the operating system if subsequently corrupted. The instructions in this document were validated using US/CDN market devices and software. The various operating manuals included with diagnostic software may contain information that is not applicable to the US/CDN market. For system recovery etc., the instructions provided in this document take precedent.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10156095-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10156095-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10156095","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"VOLKSWAGEN","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}