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Volkswagen Beetle 2000–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT971402 · NHTSA communication 10237766 · issued Sep 5, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2014
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

The DLC is intended for use with diagnostic scan tools and by emissions testing stations. However, aftermarket devices (i.e., drive data recorders) that connect to the DLC have now become available.

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.