# Service bulletin Update Bulletin

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10121098
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-10\-31
- Manufacturer's number: Update Bulletin
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-01\-20
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

## NHTSA's summary

This update has been proactively released to prevent water ingress from the A\-pillar area on one or both sides of the vehicle.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10121098-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10121098-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SM 26\-2026](/bulletins/11033526.md), 2026-06-04, Other: STRUCTURE:BODY. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
- [V5515032021354\_8](/bulletins/11010024.md), 2024-11-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Lack of paint under roof
- [TT 00\-24\-01](/bulletins/11008846.md), 2024-10-09, Other: STRUCTURE:BODY. Wind \& Water Leak Checking
- [571506](/bulletins/10239421.md), 2023-07-17, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Door Arrester \(Door Check Rod/Door Check Strap\) Noisy or Defective
- [DeliveryChecklis](/bulletins/10236493.md), 2023-05-22, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Sales Consultant Delivery Checklist.
- [VSS1601](/bulletins/10236459.md), 2023-05-22, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Temporary warranty process and parts return program.
- [TB401601](/bulletins/10236445.md), 2023-05-22, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Strut or Shock Absorber Leak Assesment.
- [TT001601](/bulletins/10236426.md), 2023-05-22, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Contacting the parts helpline
- [V4016012043146\_2](/bulletins/10232117.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Strut or Shock leak assessment.
- [V0017062033708\_8](/bulletins/10220342.md), 2022-10-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. update to required vehicle wash shampoo.

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