Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
SA-28F3
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
VOLKSWAGEN: (REVISED) VEHICLES MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DETERIORATION IN PERFORMANCE. IN SOME CASES, A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. 2001-2007 PASSA/PASSAT WAGON. *PE UPDATED 8/9/10. *PE UPDATED 11/8/10. *PE UPDATED 12/8/10. *PE UPDATED 2/28/11. *PE UPDATED 3/21/11. *PE
SB-28F3
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
VOLKSWAGEN: VEHICLES MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DETERIORATION IN PERFORMANCE. IN SOME CASES, A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
2015831
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
VOLKSWAGEN: EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES. HEAT SHIELDS ARE TO BE INSPECTED AFTER COMPLETION O ANY TYPE OF REPAIR TO THE UNDERBODY (EXHAUST SYSTEM TRANSMISSION, ETC.), AND IF DAMAGED, REPLACED. *PE
0309
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
HUNTER TIRE CLAMP ADAPTOR 20-1558-1 OPTIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR TOUAREG ALLOY WHEELS. *TT
0302
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
IGNITION COIL, MISFIRE DIAGNOSIS. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON/FLASHING; ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH; LOSS OF POWER; DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 AND P0330, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, P0308 STORED. *TT
0201
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TRANSMISSION, ENGAGE TIME APPEARS EXCESSIVE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK POSITION. *TT