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Volkswagen Beetle 1998–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT240801 · NHTSA communication 10238572 · issued May 9, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1998–2005
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Fault code P1297 may be set and fuel mixtures may go lean if the vehicle is driven under load or revved up and then returned to idle.

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.