Volkswagen Beetle 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin V461603 2015173 · NHTSA communication 10121160 · issued Mar 8, 2016

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Steering

component

2014–2017

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin informing that When applying brakes at highway speeds the following symptoms may occur: - Brake pedal pulsation - Vibration felt in vehicle body - Steering wheel shakes It informs how to inspect brakes. It informs of where to find warranty information for servicing the issue

Vehicles covered

2014 Volkswagen Beetle
2015 Volkswagen Beetle
2016 Volkswagen Beetle
2017 Volkswagen Beetle
2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2017 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2014 Volkswagen CC
2015 Volkswagen CC
2016 Volkswagen CC
2017 Volkswagen CC
2014 Volkswagen Eos
2015 Volkswagen Eos
2016 Volkswagen Eos
2017 Volkswagen Eos
2014 Volkswagen Golf
2015 Volkswagen Golf
2016 Volkswagen Golf
2017 Volkswagen Golf
2014 Volkswagen Golf R
2015 Volkswagen Golf R
2016 Volkswagen Golf R
2017 Volkswagen Golf R
2014 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
2014 Volkswagen GTI
2015 Volkswagen GTI
2016 Volkswagen GTI
2017 Volkswagen GTI
2014 Volkswagen Jetta
2015 Volkswagen Jetta
2016 Volkswagen Jetta
2017 Volkswagen Jetta
2014 Volkswagen Passat
2015 Volkswagen Passat
2016 Volkswagen Passat
2017 Volkswagen Passat
2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan
2014 Volkswagen Touareg
2015 Volkswagen Touareg
2016 Volkswagen Touareg
2017 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.