Volkswagen Beetle 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Dealer 24EE · NHTSA communication 10168686 · issued Nov 25, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013–2016
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Engine and/or transmission control software designed and certified for a similar model/model year was used in vehicles affected by this action. This could impact vehicle tailpipe emissions.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
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.