2018 Volkswagen Beetle Technical Service Bulletins

518 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2018 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.

• 10214458Jun 15, 2022Equipment. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
• 10214473Jun 14, 2022Transmission and drivetrain. Auto Trans fluid requirements.
• 10214472Jun 14, 2022Engine cooling. Recommended fuel additive to avoid engine misfires.
• 10214757Jun 13, 2022Other or unknown, Engine cooling. Checking engine oil during PDI.
• 10214802Jun 10, 2022Engine cooling, Equipment. This Document informs dealers on VWP-22-06
• 10214800Jun 10, 2022Equipment, Engine cooling. This Document informs dealers on VWP-22-06
• 10214769Jun 8, 2022Electrical system, Other or unknown. Battery Testing and Charging using VAS6161 and or GRX3000VAS
• 10214484Jun 8, 2022Engine cooling. Refrigerant leak diagnosis using Nitrogen. Updated to include ID.4
• 10214759Jun 6, 2022Equipment, Other or unknown. VW engine oil specifications. Update to attachments.
• 10214482Jun 6, 2022Engine cooling. Refrigerant leak diagnosis using Nitrogen. Updated to include additional model and model year applicability.
• 10212929May 26, 2022Engine, Engine cooling. Engine oil pressure priming.
• 10212136May 18, 2022Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Cleaning of Heating and Ventilation system, Updated to include additional model year applicability and cost of cleaning solution in warranty table.
• 10212133May 16, 2022Electrical system. Battery Testing and Charging using recommended VW test equipment.
• 10211926May 12, 2022Electrical system. Battery Tester VAS 6161 introduction.
• 10210539Apr 26, 2022Engine cooling. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10210540Apr 25, 2022Equipment. This Document informs dealers on VWP-22-03
• 10210433Apr 12, 2022Electrical system. Parking Assist Sensors Providing False Warnings.
• 10210225Apr 7, 2022Exterior lighting. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation. Update model year applicability to include 2022.
• 10209265Mar 22, 2022Engine cooling. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10209100Mar 14, 2022Engine cooling. Engine oil consumption measurement. Update procedure and work sheet.
• 10208920Mar 2, 2022Electrical system. Discharged Battery, Diagnosis for excessive current draw.
• 10208466Feb 24, 2022Engine cooling. Update model and model year applicability, introduce new coolant G12Evo.
• 10208284Feb 21, 2022Engine. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10207832Feb 3, 2022Brakes. Brake Rotor, Vibration / Pulsation Instruction (U.S. Only)
• 10206820Jan 21, 2022Engine, Equipment, Engine cooling. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10206813Jan 20, 2022Electrical system. 3G Sunset Update - E-mail
• 10206792Jan 20, 2022Equipment, Other or unknown. VW Car-Net - Letter MY 2017-2019
• 10206800Jan 13, 2022Electrical system, Other or unknown. Customer Notification 3G-Sunset
• 10206811Jan 12, 2022Electrical system. 3G Sunset Update
• 10206817Jan 5, 2022Equipment, Body and structure. Water under transportation wrapping appears as paint defect. Update model year applicability.
• 10204722Dec 15, 2021Electrical system. This bulletin contains general instructions for software updates.
• 10205520Dec 13, 2021Electrical system. Cleaning of R1234YF Refrigerant Circuit. Updated to include Atlas front bumper R & I w/ labor operation number
• 10205517Dec 13, 2021Engine cooling. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10205519Dec 8, 2021Brakes. Bake Vibration, Pulsation, Noise when braking during PDI
• 10205518Dec 6, 2021Electrical system. Battery testing using VW special tools, updated to include additional model year applicability and include I.D.4.
• 10205494Dec 3, 2021Equipment. Explanation of error message received from scan tool when erasing diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) in Control Module -623- after repair.
• 10205428Dec 1, 2021Engine cooling. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10203676Nov 22, 2021Fuel system, Other or unknown. This Document was revised to include 2022 Model Year information
• 10203606Nov 18, 2021Electrical system. Diagnostic assistance when vehicle readiness will not set.
• 10203476Nov 8, 2021Electrical system. Update to model year applicability.
• 10203451Nov 4, 2021Engine cooling. Diagnostic assistance for no start or no communication with ECM with DTC U0100 stored.
• 10203450Nov 3, 2021Other or unknown. "Dealer Communication - FOLLOW-UP 3G Sunset for MY2014-MY2019 Car-Net Equipped Vehicles"
• 10202843Oct 28, 2021Engine. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10202581Oct 26, 2021Equipment. Additional safety related Inquiry and Reporting instruction.
• 10202341Oct 18, 2021Equipment. This dealer memo is an informational memo regarding 3G Sunset for MY14-19 Car-Net Equipped Vehicles
• 10201751Sep 28, 2021Engine cooling, Equipment. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
• 10201481Sep 17, 2021Equipment. KESSY equipped Key Adaptation, updated to add model year applicability.
• 10201484Sep 9, 2021Equipment. Cleaning of R1234YF Refrigerant Circuit. Updated to add "Atlas Only" to clamping washer required part in parts table.
• 10201479Sep 3, 2021Engine cooling. Republication of archived technical tip for water leak testing fixture.
• 10200454Aug 18, 2021Equipment, Electrical system. SD creator instruction, updated to include model year 2022.

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