Volkswagen Beetle 2008–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB-15-12-01 · NHTSA communication 10045560 · issued Jul 23, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2008–2013
model years
57
vehicle entries
Official summary
Volkswagen: all models experience the timing chain slipping, rattling noises of the engine after starting, and engine fails to start. 2008-13 all models. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2008 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2009 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2010 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2009 Volkswagen CC
- 2010 Volkswagen CC
- 2011 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2008 Volkswagen Eos
- 2009 Volkswagen Eos
- 2010 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2008 Volkswagen GTI
- 2009 Volkswagen GTI
- 2010 Volkswagen GTI
- 2011 Volkswagen GTI
- 2012 Volkswagen GTI
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 2011 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 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
- 2012 Volkswagen Routan
- 2008 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2008 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2009 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2010 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2011 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2012 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2013 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.