Volkswagen Beetle 2009–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V151403 2032173 · NHTSA communication 10121621 · issued Oct 10, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2014
model years
38
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 -N205- Diagnosis): Completing the GFF function test and performing basic settings on the camshaft adjustment valve are essential to diagnose proper operation and to avoid unnecessary replacements. The production solution to this issue was to optimized engine cleaning procedure in production.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2010 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2011 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2012 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2013 Volkswagen Rabbit
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.