Volkswagen Passat 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 30 9703 · NHTSA communication 54058 · issued Nov 21, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicle will not start unless clutch pedal is depressed extremely hard. *ak
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.