{"nhtsa_id":10237923,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-06-20","date":"2014-11-20","document_id":"VSE1422","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"The battery test cable on the Midtronics model VAS6161 Battery Tester has been redesigned due to cracking issues found with the battery test clamp (Old Midtronics model A246 battery test cable). A new redesigned VAS6161 battery test cable with redesigned battery test clamp (New Midtronics model A246 battery test cable) is now in production.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10237923-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10237923-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10237923","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","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":[]}