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Volkswagen Beetle 2008–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TB-94-13-01 · NHTSA communication 10053910 · issued Jul 30, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2008–2010
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: some vehicles may experience key inserted- blue tooth module deactivates, engine off; radio deactivates- engine off; key inserted, windows drop due to short drop- ignition switched off; ignition switch is on position-convertible top hesitates to open/close. Model 2008-10 golf, golf wagon, eos, jetta , jetta wagon, 2009-10 tiguan, 2010 jetta sport wagen. *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.