{"nhtsa_id":10237708,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-06-13","date":"2011-06-24","document_id":"TT901107","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"The instrument cluster illumination is controlled by a photocell inside the cluster. If an illumination concern is suspected, darken the area over the photocell, or use a flashlight to simulate natural light changes, to see how the illumination is affected. See figure 1 below for example of the photocell location based on a 2011 Jetta sedan. Location can change based on model.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2011/MC-10237708-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2011/MC-10237708-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10237708","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"instrument-cluster","name":"Instrument cluster","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_beetle","2013_volkswagen_beetle","2014_volkswagen_beetle"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"GTI","year_from":2010,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_volkswagen_gti","2011_volkswagen_gti","2012_volkswagen_gti","2013_volkswagen_gti","2014_volkswagen_gti"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA","year_from":2010,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_volkswagen_jetta","2011_volkswagen_jetta","2012_volkswagen_jetta","2013_volkswagen_jetta","2014_volkswagen_jetta"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA SPORTWAGEN","year_from":2010,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2011_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2012_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2013_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen","2014_volkswagen_jetta-sportwagen"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"TIGUAN","year_from":2010,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_volkswagen_tiguan","2011_volkswagen_tiguan","2012_volkswagen_tiguan","2013_volkswagen_tiguan","2014_volkswagen_tiguan"]}],"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":[]}