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Volkswagen Passat 2006–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA-97R7 · NHTSA communication 10034370 · issued Mar 16, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2006–2009
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: see document search button for owner letter. Inspect, and if necessary, replace positive battery cable. Vehicles affected by this action may have a positive battery cable that may corrode and, in rare cases, break. If this happens, the power supply may be disrupted and the vehicle cannot be started. *pe updated on 5/2/2012. *kb

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.