Volkswagen Passat 2002–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 2 · NHTSA communication 10019324 · issued Oct 1, 2007
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2002–2003
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Heated seats may have a seat heater element that can malfunction when the ignition switch is on and the seat heater switch is on. Install driver's side seat heater repair kit. *tt updated 2/20/08. *nj
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.