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Volkswagen Passat 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 10172008 · NHTSA communication 10026322 · issued Jul 1, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Internal engine damage resulting from a broken timing belt. *pe

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.