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Volkswagen Passat 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin ESA-10C5(NS) · NHTSA communication 10041251 · issued Jun 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. 2002 passat. The malfunction light may be on. There may be oil leakage or engine starting problems due to a cracked or broken crankcase breather hose. *rm

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.