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Volkswagen Beetle 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin VSE1218 · NHTSA communication 10237886 · issued Nov 18, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

During the holiday period, DTSS support of VAS-PC and ODIS Service diagnostic software, and VAS Tester diagnostic hardware is scheduled as follows:

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.