10249138
Date: 2024-01-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Airbag / Pyrotechnic Safety Belt Deployment Inquiries, update to contact information due to retirement.
2005 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible problems
No complaints are listed for the 2005 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible. Zero is not confirmed in this build. See the source and coverage notes below.
Data build 2026-10-10.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 0
- With crash
- 0
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 117
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.
Recalls
See new recalls and investigations this week.
0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
117 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | 57 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 31 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 24 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 11 |
| VISIBILITY | 11 |
| ENGINE | 10 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 8 |
| STRUCTURE | 7 |
10241177
Date: 2023-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards
10237427
Date: 2023-05-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
10235138
Date: 2023-04-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
10228180
Date: 2022-12-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Update model year applicability to include 2023.
10228178
Date: 2022-12-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 & GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability.
10204722
Date: 2021-12-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This bulletin contains general instructions for software updates.
10193577
Date: 2021-05-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
10185665
Date: 2021-01-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.
Body surfaces (engine compartment and underside of hood) are not directly visible (exposed) therefore do not match exterior paint finish.
10185676
Date: 2021-01-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.
Battery testing. Updated to include additional model and model year applicability.
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
- This record lists no complaint under this name, and zero is not confirmed in this data build; the notes below give the reason.
- NHTSA lists complaints for this model year under related names: BEETLE (261). They are counted on those records, not here. Zero is not confirmed for this name.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| BEETLE CONVERTIBLE | 0 |
Same model, other years
- 2000 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2003 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2004 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2005 Beetle Convertible (current year): 0 complaints
- 2006 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2007 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2008 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2009 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2010 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2011 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2012 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2013 Beetle Convertible: 8 complaints
- 2014 Beetle Convertible: 4 complaints
- 2015 Beetle Convertible: 16 complaints
- 2016 Beetle Convertible: 11 complaints
- 2017 Beetle Convertible: 2 complaints
- 2018 Beetle Convertible: 0 complaints
- 2019 Beetle Convertible: 1 complaints
Other Volkswagen models, 2005
Sources
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