Volkswagen New Beetle 1998–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 31703 · NHTSA communication 10004522 · issued Oct 13, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1998–2002
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Safety recall - wt - new beetle brake light switch. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.