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Volkswagen Passat 1998technical 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.