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Service bulletin 9802

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 id601517
Published by NHTSA1998-08-06
Manufacturer's number9802
Manufacturer's date1998-06-16
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

CONDITIONS WITH VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. *YC

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE1998
VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20031842003-08-05. Electrical
19981011998-05-20. Electrical
98V1000001998-05-13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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