Volkswagen Beetle 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V571602 2038202 · NHTSA communication 10121108 · issued Feb 2, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2011–2015
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Document discusses the customer concern of Customer may comment that the front door is hard to open with exterior handle. The front door lock operation is affected by various climate or temperature conditions and as a result may require increased effort to release. The document also discusses where to find warranty coverage information for possible concern and its documentation
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Volkswagen GTI
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
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.