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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
Electrical System
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.