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Volkswagen Beetle 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin UPDATE61B7b · NHTSA communication 10240662 · issued Jan 23, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

UPDATE 61B7 ? Quality Package ? U.S. Dealers: Revisions to CRIT 03 Work & Claiming Procedure and Vehicles Added ? Canadian Dealers: Update 61B7 Released for Canadian Market, CRIT 03 Only

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.