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Beetle 

Caster 

(3)(4)

Front 

7° 50' 

7° 20' To 8° 20' 

Rear 

(5)

(5)

Camber (Wheels In Straight-Ahead Position) 

(4)

Front 

-33' 

-1° 3' To 3' 

Rear 

-1° 27' 

-1° 17' To -1° 37' 

Toe 

Front (Wheels Not Pressed) 

0' 

0' To 10' 

Rear 

(6)(7)

25' 

15' To 35' 

Toe Out On Turns At 20° (Steering Angle To Left & Right) 

Front 

-1° 31' 

-1° 11' To -1° 51' 

(1)

G87 suspension specifications are for vehicle built from July, 2000.

(2)

Measurement is in degrees(°) and minutes (').

(3)

Not adjustable.

(4)

Maximum allowable difference between sides 30'.

(5)

Specification not available.

(6)

Total toe at specified camber.

(7)

Maximum allowable difference from straight-ahead running position is 20'.

 

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1998-2004 WHEEL ALIGNMENT Specifications & Procedures - New Beetle

  

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Safety Problems & Issues

Safety Problems & Issues

 

1-888-DASH-2-DOT

 

This page lists search engines which retrieve information from the available 

Database Files from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Each 

search engine has a brief description of what it does. 

 

Compliance Testing

 

Vehicle and equipment testing to assure compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards (FMVSS). The compliance database contains testing results from 1994 to the 

present and is searchable by either FMVSS or Make/Brand, Model and Year. 

 

Consumer Complaints

 

The Consumer Complaints Search Engine will allow searches of consumer complaints 

regarding safety related motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment by make, model 

and year. Selection of these three items is mandatory to perform a search. An optional 

item of Vehicle Component may be selected to help narrow the focus of the search. 

 

Defect Investigations

 

The Investigations Search Engine will allow searches of current and past NHTSA 

Investigations of vehicles, tires and equipment opened since 1972, by single year, make 

or model. An optional item of Vehicle Component may be selected to help narrow the 

focus of the search. 

 

Recalls

 

The Recalls Search Engine will allow searches of the NHTSA Recall Campaigns by single 

year, make or model. As an option, Vehicle Component may be selected to help narrow 

the focus of the search. 

 

Technical Service Bulletins

 

The Technical Service Bulletins Search Engine will allow searches of summaries of the 

Manufacturers' Technical Service Bulletins by single year, make and model. An optional 

item of Vehicle Component may be selected to help narrow the focus of the search. 

(The data does not contain all the service bulletins generated by a manufacturer. 

Bulletins for safety recalls in general are not included, and also bulletins which may not 

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Safety Problems & Issues

pertain to a defect may not be included.) 

 

Database List Document

 

Database list and download directory. Flat file copies of NHTSA's databases. 

 

Equipment Information

 

General information regarding the safety of equipment associated with motor vehicles. 

 

Monthly Defect Investigations

 

 

Recall and Quarterly Guide/Form

 

Guide for vehicle or equipment manufacturer's to use in filing a Defect or 

Noncompliance Information Report, and quarterly recall status reports. The forms are 

available for downloading and can either be used as a model for the report or simply 

printed, completed and submitted to the agency. 

 

Safety Studies & Reports

 

Studies and reports about safety issues. 

 

Technical Information Services & Request Form

 

A description of information available from Technical Information Services (TIS). A form 

to request a computer search of TIS's Defect Collection and/or Docket Collection is also 

provided. 

 

Test Vehicles for Salvage

 

Vehicles destructively tested by NHTSA - disposition for salvage only. 

 

Vehicle Owners' Questionnaire (VOQ)

 

Form to submit vehicle and equipment problems to NHTSA electronically. 

 

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1998-2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS

Diagnosis - 01M 

APPLICATION 

TRANSMISSION APPLICATION 

IDENTIFICATION 

Fig. 1: Identification Of Transmission Type & Code Letters (01M Transaxle) 
Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN UNITED STATES, INC. 

ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD), FUNCTION 

Automatic transmission is controlled electro-hydraulically. On Board Diagnostic (OBD) refers specifically to 
the electronic/electric controls of the automatic transmission. 

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS 

Transmission Control Module (TCM) -J217- With Adaptive Gear Shift Points (Fuzzy Logic) 

The transmission control module determines the driving dependent gear shift points automatically. Advantages: 

z

Gear shifts will be directed toward optimum fuel consumption.  

z

Maximum engine output is always available. 

Application

Transaxle Model

New Beetle

01M, 4-Speed

 

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1998-2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS Diagnosis - 01M

  

 

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1998-2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS Diagnosis - 01M

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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