TSB V011812201460318 — Volkswagen Service bulletin

V011812201460318 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 3 Volkswagen models, 2007 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Software Version Management (SVM) instruction. Update to require 70amp minimum battery charger during procedure.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
3Vehicles named
1Model year

Vehicles and model years V011812201460318 names

VehicleModel years
Volkswagen Beetle 2007
Volkswagen Golf 2007
Volkswagen Jetta 2007

Every document filed under V011812201460318

Document IDFiledType
V011812201460318 June 22, 2022 Service bulletin

What V011812201460318 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB V011812201460318?

V011812201460318 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Volkswagen, covering 3 Volkswagen models across the 2007 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Software Version Management (SVM) instruction. Update to require 70amp minimum battery charger during procedure.

Which vehicles does V011812201460318 cover?

NHTSA's file names Volkswagen Beetle (2007); Volkswagen Golf (2007); Volkswagen Jetta (2007). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB V011812201460318 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. V011812201460318 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of V011812201460318?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under V011812201460318, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under V011812201460318. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.