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Volkswagen Beetle 2009–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin VWC-18-12-201901 · NHTSA communication 10154386 · issued Jan 30, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009–2015
model years
27
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Document informs dealers that 2.0L TDI Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3 Customer Vehicles are no longer eligible for the Pre-existing MIL-On Condition.

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.