Volkswagen Beetle 2000–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TT571302 · NHTSA communication 10239403 · issued Mar 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
If key blade is found to stick or bind when opening or closing, check position of roll pin that secures key blade to mechanism. If roll pin is sticking out on either side (as shown below), do not replace key. Instead, use appropriate sized punch and hammer to drive in the roll pin so that it is flush with edge of mechanism.
Vehicles covered
- 2000 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2001 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2002 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2003 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2004 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2005 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2006 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2007 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2008 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2009 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2010 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2011 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2000 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2003 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2004 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2005 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2006 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2007 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2008 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2009 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2010 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2011 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio
- 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio
- 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio
- 2005 Volkswagen CC
- 2006 Volkswagen CC
- 2007 Volkswagen CC
- 2008 Volkswagen CC
- 2009 Volkswagen CC
- 2010 Volkswagen CC
- 2011 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2005 Volkswagen Eos
- 2006 Volkswagen Eos
- 2007 Volkswagen Eos
- 2008 Volkswagen Eos
- 2009 Volkswagen Eos
- 2010 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2000 Volkswagen Eurovan
- 2001 Volkswagen Eurovan
- 2002 Volkswagen Eurovan
- 2003 Volkswagen Eurovan
- 2004 Volkswagen Eurovan
- 2000 Volkswagen Golf
- 2001 Volkswagen Golf
- 2002 Volkswagen Golf
- 2003 Volkswagen Golf
- 2004 Volkswagen Golf
- 2005 Volkswagen Golf
- 2006 Volkswagen Golf
- 2007 Volkswagen Golf
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.