Volkswagen Beetle 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V001603_2043858 · NHTSA communication 10107641 · issued Apr 26, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2016
model years
14
vehicle entries
Official summary
Informational publication discribing the manufacturing use of rust inhibitors and anti seize products during assembly, and how the product(s) "run off" may be misinterpreted as an engine oil or automatic transmission oil leak.
Vehicles covered
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
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.