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Volkswagen Beetle 2008–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TB-20-13-07 · NHTSA communication 10053891 · issued Aug 14, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2008–2014
model years
42
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: diagnosis for high pressure fuel pump where no start, engine crank, without driving, after long periods and may have rough running engine. Models 2008-2014 eos, gti, beetle convertible, jetta, cc, passat, tiguan, beetle. *pe

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.