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Volkswagen Beetle 2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9904 · NHTSA communication 610160 · issued Dec 7, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2000
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

A condition may exist where the shifter lever may vibrate / knock in 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th gears. *tt

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.