2018 Volkswagen Golf R Technical Service Bulletins

470 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2018 Volkswagen Golf R. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10172560Mar 6, 2020Engine cooling. Timing chain reset adaptation.
• 10171998Feb 28, 2020Engine cooling. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments.
• 10172011Feb 21, 2020Electrical system. ERP fault information.
• 10171392Feb 5, 2020Equipment. Update to model metadata to accommodate 2019 Jetta pull-ahead.
• 10170835Jan 24, 2020Equipment. Update to existing information. Update to model year applicability.
• 10170833Jan 24, 2020Electrical system. Remote start diagnostic information.
• 10170841Jan 21, 2020Engine cooling. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments.
• 10170210Jan 9, 2020Equipment, Engine cooling. Update to Volkswagen Identifying and mixing of coolant. Introducing new coolant type.
• 10170208Jan 8, 2020Engine cooling, Equipment. Update to Volkswagen Identifying and mixing of coolant. Introducing new coolant type.
• 10169516Dec 13, 2019Engine, Equipment. Engine Oil Checking at Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI). Updated to include model year 2020 applicability.
• 10169135Dec 5, 2019Equipment, Electrical system. Update model applicability to MY 2020.
• 10168646Nov 26, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. "Additional Maintenance Items section: ""Transmission, Automatic (non-DSG): Change fluid and filter every 80K miles"" REMOVED: ""and filter"""
• 10168683Nov 25, 2019Engine cooling. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
• 10168331Nov 22, 2019Electrical system, Equipment. Direction for APP connect
• 10168361Nov 8, 2019Equipment. Car Net Direction summary
• 10168359Nov 8, 2019Brakes. Update to braking data gathering
• 10168656Nov 4, 2019Equipment. USB connector outside influence damage not covered by warranty.
• 10168655Nov 4, 2019Equipment. Update to model year and model applicability
• 10168630Nov 4, 2019Equipment. Update to mode; and model year applicability.
• 10168559Nov 4, 2019Equipment. Update to mode; and model year applicability.
• 10168364Nov 4, 2019Equipment. Update to mode; and model year applicability.
• 10168658Nov 1, 2019Forward collision avoidance. Update to include latest model years.
• 10167196Oct 29, 2019Equipment, Engine. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
• 10167112Oct 23, 2019Other or unknown. Infotainment system update programing.
• 10166767Oct 17, 2019Other or unknown. Updated to include additional model and model year applicability.
• 10166756Oct 17, 2019Other or unknown. Update model and model year applicability.
• 10166769Oct 16, 2019Other or unknown. Update to metadata model code in authoring system.
• 10165806Oct 2, 2019Other or unknown. Added: Torque Spec table
• 10165535Sep 24, 2019Engine. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
• 10165057Sep 17, 2019Body and structure. Include additional photo's of water ingress.
• 10165055Sep 10, 2019Equipment. Include additional photo's of water ingress. Also includes 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB
• 10164424Aug 30, 2019Equipment. Update programming for Infotainment system malfunctions.
• 10164239Aug 23, 2019Equipment. TT 001202........Also includes 2005 Jetta wagon and 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB
• 10164181Aug 21, 2019Equipment. Quick Reference Update Guide.
• 10164209Aug 19, 2019Engine. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards. Also includes 2004 and 2005 Jetta Wagon and 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB
• 10164430Aug 15, 2019Equipment. REMOVED all 12 hour wait period before starting references. ADDED EFB to "Select correct battery type" in bottom box. Also Jetta Wagon 2005 and 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB.
• 10163542Jul 29, 2019Electrical system. Update vehicle metadata to include pull ahead models. Also includes R32 2002-2007 and 2002-2006 Jetta Wagon.
• 10163512Jul 26, 2019Equipment. Air Conditioning Compressor Leak Diagnosis.
• 10163508Jul 26, 2019Electrical system. Vehicle Fuse location assistance.
• 10163539Jul 23, 2019Electrical system, Equipment. Infotainment worksheet.
• 10163538Jul 17, 2019Electrical system. SD Set-up to Obtain Software updates.
• 10163517Jul 16, 2019Engine. Engine oil quality standards. Also includes all models for 1997-2003. Also Rabbit from 2006-2009.
• 10161636Jun 14, 2019Equipment. Remote Key Battery Replacement.
• 10161634Jun 14, 2019Equipment. Update to bulletin model metadata selection.
• 10161673Jun 13, 2019Equipment. Remote Key Battery Replacement
• 10161234Jun 12, 2019Engine, Equipment. Engine oils which meet Volkswagen oil quality standards.
• 10161218Jun 12, 2019Equipment. Customer states remote key inoperative
• 10161215Jun 12, 2019Equipment. Update vehicle metadata.
• 10161214Jun 12, 2019Engine, Equipment. Update to TB to include model year 2018 & 2019 applicability.
• 10161213Jun 12, 2019Equipment. Additional Safety Inquiry and Reporting instruction.

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