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Volkswagen Beetle 2000–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin V871508 2005566 · NHTSA communication 10123013 · issued Jul 7, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2000–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (HVAC, Unpleasant Odor): Unpleasant odor is coming from Heating and Ventilation system. Odor mainly occurs after vehicle has been sitting (unused) at least 5 hours and within 20 to 60 seconds after vehicle is first started. This document contains information on how to diagnose, and service this issue.

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.