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Service bulletin VH

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10008405
Published by NHTSA2004-07-30
Manufacturer's numberVH
Manufacturer's date2004-06-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

VOLKSWAGEN HAS FOUND THAT THE WINDOW CLAMP BOLTS ON SOME 2003 MODEL YEAR NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES MAY BECOME LOOSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PRESS BUTTON FOR THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND THE HEADLINING CABLES ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OF THESE VEHICLES REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT FLAP OPENING MECHANISM STOPS MUST BE SWITCHED. *MJ

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.