Volkswagen Passat 2006–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB-27-09-01 · NHTSA communication 10030116 · issued Mar 6, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2006–2009
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Volkswagen: the positive battery cable on passat vehicles with v6 engine may corrode and in individual cases break. As a result, the power supply may be disrupted and e.g. The vehicle cannot be started. *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.