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Volkswagen Passat 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0301 · NHTSA communication 10000917 · issued Jan 16, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Update programming (flashing) engine control module (ecm) to correct cold start misfire. *tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.