Volkswagen Beetle 2011–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TT871401 · NHTSA communication 10237705 · issued Sep 19, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2011–2014
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
When replacing the Air Conditioning compressor it is necessary to flush the entire system to remove all the PAG oil. Replacement AC compressors come with a full charge of oil. Any time another compressor is installed with a different vendor (Sanden to Denso) it is necessary to replace all the oil in the system to the new vendor type PAG oil.
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2011 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2011 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2014 Volkswagen CC
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2011 Volkswagen GTI
- 2012 Volkswagen GTI
- 2013 Volkswagen GTI
- 2014 Volkswagen GTI
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2011 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline
- 2011 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2012 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2013 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2011 Volkswagen Routan
- 2012 Volkswagen Routan
- 2013 Volkswagen Routan
- 2014 Volkswagen Routan
- 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2011 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.