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Volkswagen Passat 2009–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin V261505 2041110 · NHTSA communication 10123027 · issued Jul 14, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2014
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) heater electronics being ) contaminated with Ad Blue): This document informs what repairs are needed to fix the issue. This document contains the fault codes necessary to check the warranty coverage for servicing this issue.

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.