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Volkswagen Beetle 2009–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 151204 · NHTSA communication 10049979 · issued Dec 21, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2013
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: camshaft adjustment valve 1-n205-diagnosis. One or more specific fault codes may be stored in the ecm fault memory. *js

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.