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Service bulletin 2038981

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 id10070366
Published by NHTSA2016-06-13
Manufacturer's number2038981
Manufacturer's date2014-11-24
NHTSA componentWHEELS

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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

Wheels

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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