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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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TT 96 12 032018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Loss of 15 power defeat process.
TT 91 18 092018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. MIB2 system Identification tip
TT 27 18 082018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LANE DEPARTURE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. Information for additional diagnosis should the Driver Assistance Systems Front Camera not calibrate, complete calibration or set a limit exceeded fault.
VIN-4-A-PIN-20182018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Customer states the sunroof is making noise, squeak & rattle, MIL-on with P0300-P0304 in the ECM AFTER software level 0003, Damaged strut boots at PDI, Customer states sunshade is binding, Wind noise from front door, Customer says rear speaker is distorted, Customer states remote key inoperative.
TT 24 13 032018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Updated existing tip to include latest model years for explanation of P130A
VIN-4-A-PIN_20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT. Customer states remote key inoperative
VIN-4-A-PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT; SEATS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN-4-A-PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. SEATS; SUSPENSION; VISIBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN-4-A-PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION; SEATS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN 4 A PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SEATS; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN 4 A PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SEATS. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN 4 A PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; ENGINE; SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; SEATS; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN 4 A PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; ENGINE; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, sunshade is to blinding, MIL-on P0441 in the ECM, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, car speaker is distorted.
V871809-20055662018-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. To include an additional model year applicability.
V171803-20372012018-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Technicians may find during PDI that the oil level is below the full mark, but still within the hash marks on the engine oil dip stick.
TT 91 18 062018-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. Carplay menu correction for applicability
TT 91 18 052018-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Car Net diagnosis for no green light (OTAR: Over the Air Registration Indicator) issues
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MIL-on, Fault P013E in the ECM
On-car analysis2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MIL-on, Fault P013E in the ECM
On-Car Analysis2018-08-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. On-car analysis list of customer compliants Customer Complaint: Mil?on no electric drive mode, untouched vehicles
On-car Analysis2018-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. On-car analysis list of customer complaint: Mil?on no electric drive mode, untouched vehicles
On-car Analysis2018-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. On-car analysis list of customer complaint: Mil?on no electric drive mode, untouched vehicles
V871714 20437042018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Updated to include additional models and model year applicability.
TT9117092018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Tip to address MIB2 infotainment functionality at vehicle start up
TT9117082018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Tips to address MIB2 infotainment functionality concerns

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