Volkswagen Beetle 2013–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 24DR-20181119 · NHTSA communication 10161442 · issued Nov 19, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2017
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
SERV_ACT - Engine Control Module (ECM) Software_REVISED
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- 2017 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.