Volkswagen Passat 1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9901 · NHTSA communication 605989 · issued Jun 25, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Conditions with visible smoke from exhaust system when accelerating. *tt
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.