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Volkswagen Beetle 2010–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT 91-14-03 · NHTSA communication 10124373 · issued Apr 11, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2010–2011
model years
19
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tech Tips (Vehicles equipped with Premium (RCD 510) Radios ? Coding Information for Replacing ?AC? Suffix Radios with ?AF? Suffix Replacement Unit): When replacing the radio on a 2010 ? 2011 vehicle equipped with a Premium 8 (RCD 510) radio with part number ending in the suffix ?AC? (1K0 035 180 AC), if the replacement part has a suffix ?AF?, make sure that online coding is performed. DO NOT PERFORM ANY SOFTWARE UPDATE OF THE ?AF? RADIO USING AN SD CARD OR ANY OTHER MEANS. No software updates are available for ?AF? suffix radios. Any attempt to update the software using an SD card or other mea

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.