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Volkswagen Beetle 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT 57 16 02 · NHTSA communication 10159013 · issued Mar 15, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2019
model years
35
vehicle entries

Official summary

Indication of horn chirp operation. The horn confirmation requires two rapid presses of the lock button on the key fob to sound. If the door lock confirmation sounds after pressing the lock button quickly, twice, the vehicle is performing as designed and no repairs are needed.

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.