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Volkswagen New Beetle 1998–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0102 · NHTSA communication 621611 · issued May 8, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

A condition may exist with coolant leaking from the coolant reservoir bottle wiring connector contaminating the wiring harness and / or contamination resulting in various malfunctions of the instrument planel. *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.