# Service bulletin TT 57\-12\-13

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: 10157587
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-04\-08
- Manufacturer's number: TT 57\-12\-13
- Manufacturer's date: 2012\-10\-05
- NHTSA component: SEATS

## NHTSA's summary

Tech Tips \(Releasing the Rear Seat Backrest from Inside the Vehicle\): If you are unable to open the trunk for any reason, the rear seat backrest can be released from inside the vehicle to access the emergency trunk release. This document informs of the procedure to access the emergency trunk release.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157587-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157587-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Seats

## Vehicles listed

- 2012 to 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2015344](/recalls/tc/2015344.md), 2015-07-31: Seats And Restraints

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [Edition110](/bulletins/10243013.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; SEATS; AIR BAGS. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [Edition32](/bulletins/10242387.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE; SEATS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\):SOFTWARE. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [Edition110](/bulletins/10242351.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY; SEATS; TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; AIR BAGS. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [TT701401](/bulletins/10239802.md), 2023-07-31, Service bulletin: SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS; SEATS. The removal and installation of the headliner on the Passat can be time consuming and difficult in some areas. Properly installing the headliner, seals and pillar trims will alleviate many issues that would normally be attributed to a headliner cut to short.
- [TT721301](/bulletins/10237695.md), 2023-06-13, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS; SEATS. Be aware that the driver seat backrest on vehicles equipped with memory seats will not recline to the point of contacting rear seat. Maximum recline position is shown below. No repairs should be attempted to resolve this normal product characteristic.
- [TT741502](/bulletins/10158507.md), 2019-04-15, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; SEATS. Update incorrect model year applicability in model table. Passenger Side Heated Seat May Take Longer to Heat Up and Potentially be Lower in Temperature
- [TT 741502](/bulletins/10157186.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin: SEATS; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. Update incorrect model year applicability in model table.
- [TT 57\-12\-13](/bulletins/10156006.md), 2019-04-01, Service bulletin: SEATS; STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. Tech Tips \(Releasing the Rear Seat Backrest from Inside the Vehicle\): If you are unable to open the trunk for any reason, the rear seat backrest can be released from inside the vehicle to access the emergency trunk release. This document informs of the procedure to access the emergency trunk release.
- [TT 74\-15\-01](/bulletins/10122926.md), 2017-11-08, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. Tech Tips: Side Heated Seat May Take Longer to Heat Up and Potentially be Lower in Temperature
- [TT 74\-15\-01](/bulletins/10107612.md), 2017-06-23, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. THE UPDATE TO THIS TECH TIP WAS TO INCLUDE THE 2016 MODEL YEAR APPLICABILITY.

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