{"nhtsa_id":10157503,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-08","date":"2013-10-24","document_id":"V011335 2028609","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Technical Bulletin (Update Programming for Engine Control Module and Transmission Control Module, for Shudder and/or Slight Hesitation Concerns): Current ECM/TCM programming could be causing slight hesitation related concerns in DSG equipped vehicles (depending on driving conditions). The production solution to this issue is Improved ECM/TCM software to address drivability concerns and slight hesitation complaints. 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.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10157503-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10157503-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10157503","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE CONVERTIBLE","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_beetle","2013_volkswagen_beetle"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"GOLF","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_golf","2013_volkswagen_golf"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_jetta","2013_volkswagen_jetta"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA SPORTWAGEN","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2013_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_passat","2013_volkswagen_passat"]}],"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":[]}