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Service bulletin ESA-10C5(NS)

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 id10041251
Published by NHTSA2011-09-21
Manufacturer's numberESA-10C5(NS)
Manufacturer's date2011-06-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

NHTSA's summary

VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. 2002 PASSAT. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT MAY BE ON. THERE MAY BE OIL LEAKAGE OR ENGINE STARTING PROBLEMS DUE TO A CRACKED OR BROKEN CRANKCASE BREATHER HOSE. *RM

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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Crankcase ventilation (PCV)

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2002

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