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Service bulletin 23N5

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 id10057291
Published by NHTSA2015-05-12
Manufacturer's number23N5
Manufacturer's date2015-01-13
ReplacesESA-23N5-A
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

NHTSA's summary

THIS TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. PASSAT 2012-2014 W/ 2.0L TDI CLEAN DIESEL ENGINE ECM SOFTWARE. VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING EXHAUST FAILURE AFTER INITIAL STARTUP, COLD TEMPERATURES COULD EFFECT THE EXHAUST TURBO CHARGER. *LJ UPDATE 6/10/15 *CW

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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