Volkswagen Beetle 2015–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V461604 2010245 · NHTSA communication 10121161 · issued Mar 8, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2015–2017
model years
36
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin on how to service Vibration or noise when braking may be due to brake disc corrosion protection which has not been completely removed by normal braking or surface rust built up during transportation. The document also contains information on where to find out about warranty coverage for servicing this issue
Vehicles covered
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen CC
- 2016 Volkswagen CC
- 2017 Volkswagen CC
- 2015 Volkswagen Eos
- 2016 Volkswagen Eos
- 2017 Volkswagen Eos
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf
- 2017 Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2017 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2015 Volkswagen GTI
- 2016 Volkswagen GTI
- 2017 Volkswagen GTI
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- 2017 Volkswagen Passat
- 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 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.