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Volkswagen Beetle 2005–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SM 90-2019 · NHTSA communication 10167164 · issued Oct 22, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
2005–2017
model years
48
vehicle entries

Official summary

The part number listed in the document is to be returned.

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.