Volkswagen Beetle 2004–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin On-car analysis · NHTSA communication 10144702 · issued Mar 14, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2004–2013
model years
40
vehicle entries
Official summary
On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2012 Volkswagen GTI
- 2013 Volkswagen GTI
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 2011 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2005 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2006 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2012 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2013 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.