Volkswagen Beetle 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin VIN-4-A-PIN APRI · NHTSA communication 10107703 · issued Apr 21, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2016
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mil-on, fault p309f or p309d, no electric drive mode customer states crank no start and/or in-tank fuel pump making noise and possibly with fuel pump faults mil-on, fault p013e in the ecm mil-on, fault p164b in ecm mil-on, fault p0011 and/or p0016 in the ecm mil-on, fault p2407 in the ecm customer states noise form the engine/turbo customer states the fuel gauge does not read full mil on, fault p2181 in the ecm customer states there is a noise while turning/ going over bumps vehicle alignment not correct, steering off center, pulls, drifts, during pdi clutch pedal squeal/squeak when operating
Vehicles covered
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen CC
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen
- 2016 Volkswagen GTI
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2016 Volkswagen Touareg
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.