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Service bulletin TB551406

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 id10238052
Published by NHTSA2023-06-26
Manufacturer's numberTB551406
Manufacturer's date2014-12-12
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING

NHTSA's summary

Corrosion on the rear lid in the cut-out sections for the license plate light / handle assembly (Figures 1 and 2).

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

Lighting

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
07V0630002007-02-20. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
20061222006-05-24. Lights And Instruments

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
9414032024-04-15. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
9414022024-04-15. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
9414012024-04-15. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
Edition862023-10-02. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition1172023-10-02. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition862023-09-18. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
9414032023-07-24. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
9414022023-07-24. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
9414012023-07-24. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
V941901-20115212019-04-15. Service bulletin. Condensation and or water droplets visible on inside of exterior light lenses. TB updated to include model year 2019 applicability.