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Volkswagen Beetle 1998–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin PDI - BEETLE TEC · NHTSA communication 10125853 · issued Jun 13, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1998–2018
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

Beetle Perfect Delivery Inspection (PDI) - Technician and Detailer Inspections: A checklist to insure a customer receives a wonderful delivery of a vehicle that looks, feels, and meets the expectations of a new vehicle that he/she has purchased

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.