Volkswagen Beetle 2006–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V001401 2033846 · NHTSA communication 10122244 · issued Jan 15, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2006–2014
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Fuel Additive to Help Prevent Sporadic Misfire Faults): Fuel quality impacts the operating performance, efficiency and service life of the engine. The use of poor quality fuels may result in deposit build up on the fuel injectors and intake valves. This may result in a rough running condition, sporadic misfires, or cold start misfire faults storing in the ECM fault memory. A Volkswagen approved fuel additive is available to help remove and prevent deposits on fuel injectors and intake valves. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential re
Vehicles covered
- 2006 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2007 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2008 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2009 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2010 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2011 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2009 Volkswagen CC
- 2010 Volkswagen CC
- 2011 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2014 Volkswagen CC
- 2006 Volkswagen Eos
- 2007 Volkswagen Eos
- 2008 Volkswagen Eos
- 2009 Volkswagen Eos
- 2010 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos
- 2006 Volkswagen Golf
- 2007 Volkswagen Golf
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2006 Volkswagen GTI
- 2007 Volkswagen GTI
- 2008 Volkswagen GTI
- 2009 Volkswagen GTI
- 2010 Volkswagen GTI
- 2011 Volkswagen GTI
- 2012 Volkswagen GTI
- 2013 Volkswagen GTI
- 2014 Volkswagen GTI
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
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.