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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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On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaint: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns(including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
SM 59-20172018-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document. Only superseded part numbers to be ordered going forward.
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of customer complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex)
A971861 2013504-2018-09-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This information bulletin contains instructions for checking the pins/terminals for contacts and nano contacts.
V871714 20437042018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Updated to include additional models and model year applicability.
V011711 20348982018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). Modify service instruction and to update GFF Time expenditure in the warranty table.
TT0017032018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Tip for Scan tool concerns that may occur duing a test plan
Emissions Recall2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Updated work procedure, 2010 Model Year pre-repair aftertreatment system inspection.
V151702 20454542018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update Tiguan oil pan labor operation number in warranty table.
V171701 20128552018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 17 17 01 July 5, 2017 2012855 Supersedes Technical Bulletin 17-16-02 (V171602) dated April 29, 2016 due to updated oil standards lists to current specifications. Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standards
Service Xpress -2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This service xpress document give information on the various fluids a vehicle can hold, how to check the fluids and when the vehicle should be serviced for maintenance
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
Dealer Letter -2018-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION: The vehicle?s engine management software has been improved to assure the vehicle?s tailpipe emissions are optimized and operating efficiently for Volkswagen Vehicles Equipped with a 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel Engine
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.
V011625 20286092018-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Update service number and labor operation number.
Dealer Letter -2018-02-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION (UPDATE 61B7 ? Quality Package): This document informs that Revisions to Update 61B7 will not be released today as previously announced therefore.
Customer FAQ - T2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document gives answers to frequently ask questions concerning the current owners and lessees of TDI vehicles affected by the emissions issue eligiblality options and issues.

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