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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

1101 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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9114092024-04-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:BLUETOOTH/WIFI; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Update Programming RCD-510 Radio (Premium 8)
9113122024-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); UNKNOWN OR OTHER. RNS 315 Hardware Failure
9113102024-04-15. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE. After switching ON the RNS 315 radio-navigation system, the message "Please insert software CD" appears and the unit will not operate.
Edition672023-10-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Volkswagen Elsa Newsletter
TB0114072023-08-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Software Version Management
TB0114012023-08-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Update Programming for Engine Control Module and Transmission Control Module, for Shudder and/or Slight Hesitation Concerns
TB0113352023-08-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM); POWER TRAIN. Update Programming for Engine Control Module and Transmission Control Module, for Shudder and/or Slight Hesitation Concerns
Guide2023-08-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). P0102, P1128, P1296 - WA front oxygen sensor faults
9114092023-07-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Update Programming RCD-510 Radio (Premium 8)
V0118122014603192023-07-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Software Version Management (SVM) instruction.
24AX4Y2022-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ECM Software.
A0021552011732122022-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains general instructions for software updates.
V0118122014603172021-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Software Version Management (SVM)
VOS-19-342020-01-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles.
VOS-19-322019-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles.
VOS-19-092019-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Software Version Update, Enhancements and Fixes. Also includes 1998 Beetle.
Reference - 20122019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Beetle MDI accessory kit: Instructions software, and hardware wise Specifically Developed for Installation of the Beetle MDI accessory kit by Dealer Technicians.
Reference Guide2019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Updates (RVU): This document informs of the reflashs that took place at specific updated software levels to address the complaints of various cars.
VSS-12-052019-04-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service Information (2012 / 2013 Beetles with power window issues): This document informs of a technical bulletin to address 2012 / 2013 Beetles with power window issues. Therefore it is no longer required to create a VTA case for the above issue.
V011812-20146032018-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Update content and include additional models and model year applicability.
TT0017032018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Tip for Scan tool concerns that may occur duing a test plan
Quick Reference2018-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Quick Reference of vehicle concerns. Includes a list of Software versions and the technical bulletin numbers that referred to the concerns Updated
Campaign Circula2018-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Emissions Service Action: The vehicle?s engine management software has been improved to assure the vehicle?s tailpipe emissions are optimized and operating efficiently.
Campaign Circula2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Emissions Service Action (Certain 2010-2014 Volkswagen Vehicles with 2.0L TDI® Clean Diesel Engine ECM Software Update): The vehicle?s engine management software has been improved to assure the vehicle?s tailpipe emissions are optimized and operating efficiently. Under certain operating conditions, the earlier strategy may have increased the chance of the vehicle?s MIL light illuminating. If the MIL illuminates for any reason, the vehicle will not pass an IM emissions inspection in some regions. The corrective action taken was to Install updated ECM software
Ref. - Reflash U2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Quick Reference Update Guide of the vehicles expected upgraded software level. The latest corresponding technical bulletins that address the issues, and concerns that have been had with the vehicles.

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