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Service bulletin TT 57-16-01

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 id10106630
Published by NHTSA2017-06-15
Manufacturer's numberTT 57-16-01
Manufacturer's date2016-05-20
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

NHTSA's summary

DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE CHART TO ASSIST THE TECHNICIAN IN DIAGNOSIS OF REMOTE STARTER CONCERNS.

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

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Ignition

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

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