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Volkswagen New Beetle 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin VH · NHTSA communication 10008405 · issued Jun 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen has found that the window clamp bolts on some 2003 model year new beetle convertible vehicles may become loose. Additionally, the press button for the convertible top and the headlining cables on the convertible top of these vehicles require replacement and the left and right flap opening mechanism stops must be switched. *mj

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.