Volkswagen Passat 2003–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CSC-74B8 · NHTSA communication 10032411 · issued Jun 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2003–2004
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Volkswagen: heated seats install new passenger side seat heater switch. Affected vehicles may have a seat heater element that can malfunction when the ignition switch is on and the seat heater switch is on. *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.