Volkswagen Beetle 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB461301 · NHTSA communication 10238017 · issued Apr 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2012–2013
model years
34
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vibration or noise when braking may be due to brake disc corrosion protection which has not been completely removed by normal braking, or surface rust built up during transportation.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2012 Volkswagen GTI
- 2013 Volkswagen GTI
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2013 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2012 Volkswagen Routan
- 2013 Volkswagen Routan
- 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2012 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2013 Volkswagen Touareg
- 2012 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid
- 2013 Volkswagen Touareg 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.