Volkswagen Beetle 2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0406 · NHTSA communication 10016036 · issued Jul 1, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Hard starting (extended cranking required) or no start when wet, runs rough on initial start, may be accompanied by light gray smoke. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.