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Service bulletins for the 2008 Volkswagen Beetle

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.

433 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Exhaust and emissions are shown. Show all

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2113022023-10-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Rattling Noises from Engine Compartment Area or Exhaust System
TT 26-19-042019-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Diganostic direction to locate exhaust leak
V261902_20284152019-05-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to labor operation numbers per Saga updates. Also applies to the 2006-2007 Beetle Convertible.
V211302 20240612019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Technical Bulletin (Rattling Noises from Engine Compartment Area or Exhaust System): Customers may complain of a rattling noise from engine or exhaust area while accelerating from 1800-3000 RPM. In order to complete proper diagnosis and ensure that the noise is coming from the turbocharger use the procedure in this document.
V241401 20381612017-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. Technical Bulletin (Intake Manifold issues): This document informs of a failure of Intake manifold causing fault codes to be stored in the ECM. The fault codes are written in the document. The product solution for this issue an Improved intake manifold design. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.
V241402 20381612017-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. Technical Bulletin (Intake Manifold Fault issues): This document informs of Intake Manifold issues that are recognized in the ECM fault memory. The Production Solution to this issue was an improved intake manifold design. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.
V241403 20381612017-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. Technical Bulletin (Intake Manifold Faults Stored in ECM Fault Memory issues): This document informs of a failure of Intake manifold causing fault codes to be stored in the ECM. The production solution improved intake manifold design. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.
V2012032013-01-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN:EVAPORATIVE (EVAP) EMISSION SYSTEM, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DIAGNOSIS. REVISED PROCEDURE DEVELOPED TO TEST EVAP SYSTEM WITHOUT FUEL CAP. *JS
20158312008-12-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN: EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES. HEAT SHIELDS ARE TO BE INSPECTED AFTER COMPLETION O ANY TYPE OF REPAIR TO THE UNDERBODY (EXHAUST SYSTEM TRANSMISSION, ETC.), AND IF DAMAGED, REPLACED. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.