{"nhtsa_id":10156234,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-01","date":"2012-11-13","document_id":"VWS-12-04","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Warranty Information (Carefree Maintenance Program Duplicate Claims): This communication contains important information regarding submission of duplicate claims for the Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance Program. Under the Carefree Maintenance Program, the Courtesy Vehicle Check and each scheduled maintenance service can only be claimed once per VIN. Duplicate claims are subject to cancellation.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10156234-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10156234-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10156234","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":["maintenance"],"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":[]}