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Volkswagen Beetle 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin VSE1216 · NHTSA communication 10237883 · issued Nov 12, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen Group Canada is pleased to inform you of the Automatic Delivery of a required special tool which will be used on the 2012/2013 Beetle.

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.