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Service bulletin 0416

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10009885
Published by NHTSA2004-11-02
Manufacturer's number0416
Manufacturer's date2005-10-21
Replaces0514
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, A HARSH 3RD GEAR TO 2ND GEAR DOWNSHIFT IS FELT AND/OR AFTER SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN, A CLUNK IS FELT. UPDATE PROGRAMMING (FLASHING) TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FOR HARSH SHIFTING. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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