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Volkswagen New Beetle 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9801 · NHTSA communication 603955 · issued Dec 2, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Procedures on removing the front seats with side airbag. *yc

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.