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Volkswagen Beetle 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT 87-11-01 · NHTSA communication 10126897 · issued Oct 14, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2016
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Update to the direction to perform basis setting adaptation of the AC compressor after control module replacement. The diagnostic and repair routine in the scan tool does not automatically address after parts replacement. Additional information to denote scan tool differences for the 2016MY.

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.