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Volkswagen Passat 2008–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT 80 13 01_ss3 · NHTSA communication 10149907 · issued Oct 5, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2017
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

Updated to include an additional model for blower motor diagnosis.

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.