Volkswagen Beetle 1998–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB-09-10-02 · NHTSA communication 10035204 · issued Aug 9, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998–2010
model years
45
vehicle entries
Official summary
Volkswagen: headlights may intermittently dim slightly at idle. At idle speed the alternator voltage can fluctuate, as the alternator cannot fully compensate the fluctuations. Some electric consumers come on in cycles or have no constant current consumption, which amplifies this effect. The load condition of the vehicle battery can also influence this effect. Models golf, gti, new beetle & convertible, eos, jetta, wagon, sportwagen, rabbit, r32, golf wagon, tiguan. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Volkswagen Beetle
- 1999 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2000 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2001 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2002 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2003 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2004 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2005 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2006 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2007 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2008 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2009 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2010 Volkswagen Beetle
- 1999 Volkswagen Golf
- 2000 Volkswagen Golf
- 2001 Volkswagen Golf
- 2005 Volkswagen Golf
- 2006 Volkswagen Golf
- 2007 Volkswagen Golf
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 1999 Volkswagen GTI
- 2000 Volkswagen GTI
- 2001 Volkswagen GTI
- 2005 Volkswagen GTI
- 2006 Volkswagen GTI
- 2007 Volkswagen GTI
- 2008 Volkswagen GTI
- 2009 Volkswagen GTI
- 2010 Volkswagen GTI
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2010 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2008 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan
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.