Volkswagen Passat 2012–2022 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin SM 26-2026 · NHTSA communication 11033526 · issued May 19, 2026

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Structure

component

2012–2022

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.

Vehicles covered

2012 Volkswagen Passat
2013 Volkswagen Passat
2014 Volkswagen Passat
2015 Volkswagen Passat
2016 Volkswagen Passat
2017 Volkswagen Passat
2018 Volkswagen Passat
2019 Volkswagen Passat
2020 Volkswagen Passat
2021 Volkswagen Passat
2022 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.