Volkswagen Beetle 2013–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TT801302 · NHTSA communication 10237697 · issued Nov 15, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2013–2014
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
When performing repairs on air vents under warranty, it is important to determine if the damage was caused by outside influence or customer abuse. If there are no signs of abuse, please replace the vent(s). DO NOT disassemble or in any way attempt to repair the vent(s).
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2014 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen GTI
- 2014 Volkswagen GTI
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2014 Volkswagen Touareg
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.