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Volkswagen Beetle 2000–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT201301a · NHTSA communication 10238960 · issued Apr 8, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

To clear static ECM fault P1250 ?Fuel Level Too Low?, add fuel to vehicle and complete a road test of at least 10 miles. Simply adding fuel without completing a road test may not allow fault to clear.

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.