Volkswagen Passat 1998–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TT 90-12-06 · NHTSA communication 10157623 · issued Oct 5, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998–2005
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tech Tips (Fuel Gauge Inoperative after Instrument Cluster Replacement with Fault 00771 ?Fuel level sensor -G-?): An inoperative fuel gauge after instrument cluster replacement with fault 00771 ?Fuel level sensor -G-? may be caused by gateway (address word 19) coding. This document informs of the procedure to resolve this concern
Vehicles covered
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.