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Volkswagen Passat 1998–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 2038999 · NHTSA communication 10070381 · issued Dec 16, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998–2001
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Summary to be provided on a future date.

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.