Volkswagen Beetle 2008–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB-15-11-04 · NHTSA communication 10043276 · issued Dec 22, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2008–2011
model years
44
vehicle entries
Official summary
Volkswagen: certain model year vehicles are experiencing engine not starting, making a rattling noise when engine has started, timing chain keeps slipping and exhaust light comes on. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2008 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2009 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2010 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2009 Volkswagen CC
- 2010 Volkswagen CC
- 2011 Volkswagen CC
- 2008 Volkswagen Eos
- 2009 Volkswagen Eos
- 2010 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2008 Volkswagen GTI
- 2009 Volkswagen GTI
- 2010 Volkswagen GTI
- 2011 Volkswagen GTI
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 2008 Volkswagen R32
- 2009 Volkswagen R32
- 2010 Volkswagen R32
- 2011 Volkswagen R32
- 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2010 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2009 Volkswagen Routan
- 2010 Volkswagen Routan
- 2011 Volkswagen Routan
- 2008 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2008 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2009 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2010 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2011 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid
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.