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Volkswagen Beetle 2009–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin VWP-13-13 · NHTSA communication 10126874 · issued Jun 25, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2012
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

Secondary Air Pressure Sensor Limited Warranty Extension. Volkswagen has extended the Emission Control Systems Warrantly for secondary air pressure sensor replacement under specific conditions to 10 years or 120,000 miles whichever occurs first, from the vehicle's original in-service date, for the following 2.5 L engine vehicles.

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.