Volkswagen Beetle 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V271601 2033978 · NHTSA communication 10121117 · issued Feb 19, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2016
model years
54
vehicle entries
Official summary
Document discusses possible needs for Generator Replacement, Charging System inoperative/malfunctions, noise from engine compartment, accessory drive belt damaged or missing. Document also discusses where to find warranty information for coverage.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2014 Volkswagen CC
- 2015 Volkswagen CC
- 2016 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos
- 2015 Volkswagen Eos
- 2016 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen GTI
- 2013 Volkswagen GTI
- 2014 Volkswagen GTI
- 2015 Volkswagen GTI
- 2016 Volkswagen GTI
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2012 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2013 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2014 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2015 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2016 Volkswagen Touareg
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.