Technical Tips

Technical Tip
Topic

00-16-02TT – Mandatory Fastener Replacement

Market area

United States 444 Volkswagen of America, Inc. (6444)

Brand

Volkswagen

Date

September 28, 2017

Condition
ATTENTION:
THIS IS A TECH TIP, NOT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN.
TECH TIPS ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH WARRANTY CLAIMING.

Mandatory Fastener Replacement
Model(s)

Year

Eng. Code

Trans. Code

VIN Range From

VIN Range To

All

2000-2019

All

All

All

All

Technical Background
During certain repairs or component replacements, fastener replacement is Mandatory. Review the ELSA repair
instructions for the components being serviced to determine if there are fasteners requiring mandatory replacement.
Examples would include, but are not limited to these areas:
 Various Engine bolts such as the cylinder head, crank pulley and flywheel, etc.
 Brake Calipers, Ball Joint nuts, Strut to Body nuts, Drive Axle to Hub, etc.
 Steering Wheel to Column, Tie Rod to Wheel Bearing Housing, etc.

Service
NA.

Additional Information
Revision History
Revision Number

Released Date

Reason For Update

2045803/3

9/28/18

Update to model and model year
applicability.

2045803/2

6/12/17

Update to latest standard.

2045803/1

10/28/16

Original publication.

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