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Volkswagen Beetle 2009–2015technical 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.

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.