Volkswagen Arteon 1997–2020 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin V171901-2012855 · NHTSA communication 10159016 · issued Mar 12, 2019

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine

component

1997–2020

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standards

Vehicles covered

2019 Volkswagen Arteon
2020 Volkswagen Arteon
2018 Volkswagen Atlas
2019 Volkswagen Atlas
2020 Volkswagen Atlas
1998 Volkswagen Beetle
1999 Volkswagen Beetle
2000 Volkswagen Beetle
2001 Volkswagen Beetle
2002 Volkswagen Beetle
2003 Volkswagen Beetle
2004 Volkswagen Beetle
2005 Volkswagen Beetle
2006 Volkswagen Beetle
2007 Volkswagen Beetle
2008 Volkswagen Beetle
2009 Volkswagen Beetle
2010 Volkswagen Beetle
2011 Volkswagen Beetle
2012 Volkswagen Beetle
2013 Volkswagen Beetle
2014 Volkswagen Beetle
2015 Volkswagen Beetle
2016 Volkswagen Beetle
2017 Volkswagen Beetle
2018 Volkswagen Beetle
2019 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
1997 Volkswagen Cabrio
1998 Volkswagen Cabrio
1999 Volkswagen Cabrio
2000 Volkswagen Cabrio
2001 Volkswagen Cabrio
2002 Volkswagen Cabrio
2005 Volkswagen CC
2006 Volkswagen CC
2007 Volkswagen CC
2008 Volkswagen CC
2009 Volkswagen CC
2010 Volkswagen CC
2011 Volkswagen CC
2012 Volkswagen CC
2013 Volkswagen CC
2014 Volkswagen CC
2015 Volkswagen CC
2016 Volkswagen CC
2017 Volkswagen CC
1997 Volkswagen Corrado
2019 Volkswagen E-Golf
2020 Volkswagen E-Golf
2015 Volkswagen Egolf
2016 Volkswagen Egolf
2017 Volkswagen Egolf
2018 Volkswagen Egolf

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.