2004 Volkswagen Beetle Technical Service Bulletins

220 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2004 Volkswagen Beetle. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10249138Jan 9, 2024Other or unknown. Airbag / Pyrotechnic Safety Belt Deployment Inquiries, update to contact information due to retirement.
• 10241177Aug 21, 2023Engine cooling. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards
• 10237427May 30, 2023Engine cooling. Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
• 10235138Apr 24, 2023Engine cooling. Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
• 10228180Dec 12, 2022Equipment. Update model year applicability to include 2023.
• 10228178Dec 6, 2022Electrical system. Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 & GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability.
• 10204722Dec 15, 2021Electrical system. This bulletin contains general instructions for software updates.
• 10193577May 11, 2021Engine cooling. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10175799May 12, 2020Equipment. Tool number added to table. Removal of Behr Flush Kit. VAS 6337/1A
• 10174476Apr 21, 2020Equipment. Updated to include additional models and model year applicability.
• 10169135Dec 5, 2019Electrical system, Equipment. Update model applicability to MY 2020.
• 10168683Nov 25, 2019Engine cooling. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
• 10168358Nov 7, 2019Equipment. Include new special tool adapter and 2018 model year Jetta only
• 10168364Nov 4, 2019Equipment. Update to mode; and model year applicability.
• 10167177Oct 31, 2019Other or unknown. The part number listed in the document is to be returned if it meets the criteria provided.
• 10167196Oct 29, 2019Engine, Equipment. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
• 10165535Sep 24, 2019Engine. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
• 10165055Sep 10, 2019Equipment. Include additional photo's of water ingress. Also includes 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB
• 10164239Aug 23, 2019Equipment. TT 001202........Also includes 2005 Jetta wagon and 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB
• 10164181Aug 21, 2019Equipment. Quick Reference Update Guide.
• 10164209Aug 19, 2019Engine. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards. Also includes 2004 and 2005 Jetta Wagon and 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB
• 10164430Aug 15, 2019Equipment. REMOVED all 12 hour wait period before starting references. ADDED EFB to "Select correct battery type" in bottom box. Also Jetta Wagon 2005 and 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB.
• 10163542Jul 29, 2019Electrical system. Update vehicle metadata to include pull ahead models. Also includes R32 2002-2007 and 2002-2006 Jetta Wagon.
• 10163517Jul 16, 2019Engine. Engine oil quality standards. Also includes all models for 1997-2003. Also Rabbit from 2006-2009.
• 10161673Jun 13, 2019Equipment. Remote Key Battery Replacement
• 10161215Jun 12, 2019Equipment. Update vehicle metadata.
• 10159010Mar 27, 2019Equipment. The part number listed in the document is to be returned if it meets the criteria provided.
• 10159014Mar 22, 2019Equipment, Electrical system. Alternative method for radio code retrieval.
• 10159016Mar 12, 2019Engine. Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standards
• 10158514Feb 27, 2019Engine cooling. Gasoline Engine Misfire Diagnosis document
• 10158529Feb 19, 2019Electrical system. Battery Testing and Charging instruction. Updated to include model year 2019 applicability.
• 10158533Feb 18, 2019Exterior lighting. Condensation and or water droplets visible on inside of exterior light lenses. TB updated to include model year 2019 applicability.
• 10161475Nov 13, 2018Equipment. Update vehicle metadata.
• 10150856Sep 28, 2018Engine. Engine replacement tip
• 10149868Aug 20, 2018Equipment. To include an additional model year applicability.
• 10149864Aug 13, 2018Electrical system. Update content and include additional models and model year applicability.
• 10144652Jun 6, 2018Electrical system. This information bulletin contains instructions for checking the pins/terminals for contacts and nano contacts.
• 10133469Nov 10, 2017Electrical system. Tip for Scan tool concerns that may occur duing a test plan
• 10157832Sep 19, 2017Electrical system. Update to model year applicability.
• 10157306Sep 19, 2017Equipment. Update to model year applicability.
• 10157828Sep 14, 2017Electrical system. Updated to include model year 2014 thru 2018 applicability.
• 10157302Sep 14, 2017Equipment. Updated to include model year 2014 thru 2018 applicability.
• 10125661Aug 18, 2017Equipment. Update to existing tip for fuel quality checking.
• 10133344Jul 5, 2017Engine 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
• 10155644Jun 28, 2017Equipment. This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward.
• 10157383Jun 22, 2017Equipment. VAS 6154 Replacement Part Setup Guide
• 10130748Mar 13, 2017Electrical system. Quick Reference of vehicle concerns. Includes a list of Software versions and the technical bulletin numbers that referred to the concerns Updated
• 10128055Feb 1, 2017Equipment. This communication is to update our ProFi dealers of the current status of the latest inbound and outbound ProFi requests.
• 10126785Oct 31, 2016Equipment. Update model year applicability to include 2017.
• 10126899Oct 28, 2016Equipment. Reminder for dealers to reference the repair manual and replace all necessary fasteners (bolts, nuts) that cannot be re-used

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