Volkswagen Passat 2009–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V231601 2041057 · NHTSA communication 10121120 · issued Feb 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2009–2012
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
A guide on what to do after checking fuel rail ssytem pressure for issues, and the fuel rail pressure sensor itself for issues. When diagnosing the condition above on a common rail diesel vehicle, if no root cause is found after checking all other components and all GFF diagnostic procedures have been performed, it may be necessary to check for metallic particles in the High Pressure Fuel Pump
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.