Volkswagen Passat 2006–2008 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin SM 136-2018 · NHTSA communication 10149823 · issued Oct 8, 2018

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Equipment

component

2006–2008

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Part number listed in the document to be returned if it meets the criteria provided.

Vehicles covered

2006 Volkswagen Passat
2007 Volkswagen Passat
2008 Volkswagen Passat

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.