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Service bulletin TB-21-14-05

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10056398
Published by NHTSA2014-11-19
Manufacturer's numberTB-21-14-05
Manufacturer's date2014-07-21
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

NHTSA's summary

VOLKSWAGEN: THERE IS NOISE FROM TURBOCHARGER OR REDUCED PERFORMANCE DUE TO BROKEN OR SEIZED SHAFT OF TURBINE FAN OF TURBO CHARGER AND ENGINE LACKS PERFORMANCE. MODEL 2012-2014 PASSAT. *PE

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, Turbocharger or supercharger

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012, 2013, 2014

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

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