Volkswagen Beetle 1998–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V851401 2012432 · NHTSA communication 10122252 · issued Jan 22, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1998–2008
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Temperature Output Control Cannot Be Adjusted): Customer states cannot adjust temperature and/or A/C is not cold. The blend door control lever moves freely, but the blend door does not operate. A bushing that fits on the lever may have a broken tab/clip. This document discusses the potential remedy of the issue.
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Volkswagen Beetle
- 1999 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2000 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2001 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2002 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2003 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2004 Volkswagen Beetle
- 1999 Volkswagen Golf
- 2000 Volkswagen Golf
- 2001 Volkswagen Golf
- 2002 Volkswagen Golf
- 2003 Volkswagen Golf
- 2004 Volkswagen Golf
- 2005 Volkswagen Golf
- 2006 Volkswagen Golf
- 2007 Volkswagen Golf
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf
- 1999 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2008 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.