Volkswagen Beetle 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin VWC-18-12 · NHTSA communication 10154103 · issued Dec 17, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009–2015
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Document informs dealers that 2.0L TDI Gen 1 and Gen 3 Customer Vehicles are no longer eligible for the Pre-existing MIL-On Condition.
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
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.