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Volkswagen New Beetle 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 800001 · NHTSA communication 612463 · issued Mar 2, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may experience no air flow adjustment at center air outlet (s). *mjs

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.