Volkswagen Beetle 2012–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SM 02 2025 · NHTSA communication 11014943 · issued Feb 17, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2012–2019
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2018 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2019 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2019 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
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.