Volkswagen Beetle 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V001503 2040590 · NHTSA communication 10122987 · issued Jun 5, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2013–2016
model years
47
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Paint Defect - Water Migration Under the RAPGARD): Water migration under the RAPGARD® can be mistaken as a paint defect when in fact it is only moisture trapped in the clear coat of the paint. This document discusses. - RAPGARD, removal and disposal - Inspecting for water migration in areas where RAPGARD was removed. - Examples of water migration after the RAPGARD is removed
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2014 Volkswagen CC
- 2015 Volkswagen CC
- 2016 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos
- 2015 Volkswagen Eos
- 2016 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2013 Volkswagen GTI
- 2014 Volkswagen GTI
- 2015 Volkswagen GTI
- 2016 Volkswagen GTI
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 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.