Friday, August 7, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Volkswagen Beetle 2000–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin V171403 2017813 · NHTSA communication 10124471 · issued Aug 22, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2000–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (Oil Consumption Measurement): Customer states oil consumption is higher than the Volkswagen oil consumption standard of up to 0.5 quarts per 600 miles, or 0.5 liters per 1000 km. In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine components, all internal combustion engines consume a certain amount of engine oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to engine and may change significantly over the life of the engine. Typically, engines with specified break-in periods consume more oil during the break-in period, and the oil consumption will stabilize after

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.