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Service bulletin DC_Passatremst

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10194519
Published by NHTSA2021-06-03
Manufacturer's numberDC_Passatremst
Manufacturer's date2021-05-24
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

This dealer memo is an informational memo regarding that MY21 Passats will only have Remote Start capability through the key fob and will not have Remote Start access through the VW Car-Net App

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2021

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

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