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Volkswagen Passat 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin SM 02-2018 · NHTSA communication 10149843 · issued Aug 13, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

All part numbers listed are to be returned and only the superseded part numbers are to be installed going forward

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.