{"nhtsa_id":10157566,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-08","date":"2013-12-17","document_id":"Overview-Immobil","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES","mfr_system":null,"summary":"System Overviews (Immobilizer Theory): The Immobilizer system is a theft-deterrent that checks for an authorized vehicle key before allowing the engine to be started. This document informs of -The components used to control the Immobilizer Theory -When the components are used","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10157566-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10157566-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10157566","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","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":[]}