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Volkswagen Beetle 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT871101_2030606 · NHTSA communication 10106484 · issued Jun 10, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2016
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Direction to perform basis setting adaptation of the ac compressor after control module replacement. The diagnostic and repair routine in the scan tool does not automatically address after parts replacement.

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.