Volkswagen Beetle 2011–2018 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT 57 11 08 · NHTSA communication 10154368 · issued Jan 25, 2019

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Electrical System

component

2011–2018

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Remote lock function. Update to model year applicability.

Vehicles covered

2012 Volkswagen Beetle
2013 Volkswagen Beetle
2014 Volkswagen Beetle
2015 Volkswagen Beetle
2016 Volkswagen Beetle
2017 Volkswagen Beetle
2018 Volkswagen Beetle
2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2017 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2011 Volkswagen Eos
2012 Volkswagen Eos
2013 Volkswagen Eos
2014 Volkswagen Eos
2015 Volkswagen Eos
2016 Volkswagen Eos
2011 Volkswagen Golf
2012 Volkswagen Golf
2013 Volkswagen Golf
2014 Volkswagen Golf
2015 Volkswagen Golf
2016 Volkswagen Golf
2017 Volkswagen Golf
2018 Volkswagen Golf
2011 Volkswagen GTI
2012 Volkswagen GTI
2013 Volkswagen GTI
2014 Volkswagen GTI
2015 Volkswagen GTI
2016 Volkswagen GTI
2017 Volkswagen GTI
2018 Volkswagen GTI
2011 Volkswagen Jetta
2012 Volkswagen Jetta
2013 Volkswagen Jetta
2014 Volkswagen Jetta
2015 Volkswagen Jetta
2016 Volkswagen Jetta
2017 Volkswagen Jetta
2018 Volkswagen Jetta
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2013 Volkswagen Passat
2014 Volkswagen Passat
2015 Volkswagen Passat
2016 Volkswagen Passat
2017 Volkswagen Passat
2018 Volkswagen Passat
2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan

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.