Volkswagen Beetle 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V461504 2010245 · NHTSA communication 10123097 · issued Aug 7, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2014–2016
model years
35
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Vibration or Noise When Braking): Vibration or noise when braking may be due to brake disc corrosion protection which has not been completely removed by normal braking or surface rust built up during transportation. This document contains the method to diagnose, and to service this issue
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen CC
- 2015 Volkswagen CC
- 2016 Volkswagen CC
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos
- 2015 Volkswagen Eos
- 2016 Volkswagen Eos
- 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
- 2014 Volkswagen GTI
- 2015 Volkswagen GTI
- 2016 Volkswagen GTI
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 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.