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Service bulletins for the 2013 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.

1393 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)
9114032024-04-15. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. RNS 315 Navigation Radio Software Update for Locking, Rebooting, Switches Off at Random
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)
9114032023-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. RNS 315 Navigation Radio Software Update for Locking, Rebooting, Switches Off at Random
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.
Dealer 24EE2019-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Engine and/or transmission control software designed and certified for a similar model/model year was used in vehicles affected by this action. This could impact vehicle tailpipe emissions.
Circular 24EE2019-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Engine and/or transmission control software designed and certified for a similar model/model year was used in vehicles affected by this action. This could impact vehicle tailpipe emissions.
24DR-201811202019-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SERV_ACT - Engine Control Module (ECM) Software_REVISED
24DR-201811192019-06-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SERV_ACT - Engine Control Module (ECM) Software_REVISED
TT 91-12-142019-04-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Tech Tips (Radio Inoperative After UPDATE 91J7 SD Card Software Update): This document informs If radio is inoperative after performing UPDATE 91J7 using the correct SD card, start by checking the current software level of the radio. Software level may have changed during update, so software level must be checked again after update has failed.
TT 91-12-142019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Tech Tips (Radio Inoperative After UPDATE 91J7 SD Card Software Update): If radio is inoperative after performing UPDATE 91J7, start by checking the current software level of the radio. Software level may have changed during update, so software level must be checked again after update has failed. If radio cannot be reached in Vehicle self-diagnosis, software level can be checked by running GFF and printing or saving diagnostic log. Software level location on GFF log is highlighted in this document.
TT 91-12-142019-04-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Tech Tips (Radio Inoperative After UPDATE 91J7 SD Card Software Update): This document informs If radio is inoperative after performing UPDATE 91J7 using the correct SD card, start by checking the current software level of the radio. Software level may have changed during update, so software level must be checked again after update has failed.
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.

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