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Volkswagen Beetle 2009–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin V281601 2037386 · NHTSA communication 10121091 · issued Jan 14, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2015
model years
30
vehicle entries

Official summary

Glow Plug Pressure Sensor Faults Stored in ECM Fault Memory: When diagnosing MIL ON with glow plug pressure sensor DTC?s it important to perform diagnosis prior to replacing the glow plug.

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.