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Volkswagen Beetle 2004–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin Analysis14 · NHTSA communication 10240878 · issued Mar 12, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2004–2013
model years
28
vehicle entries

Official summary

Please contact VW Helpline before attempting repair

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.