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Service bulletin TB551407

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10238053
Published by NHTSA2023-06-26
Manufacturer's numberTB551407
Manufacturer's date2014-12-16
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

Corrosion on Rear Lid at Rear Window Area

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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TB5114032023-06-26. Service bulletin. Corrosion on the roof (in the contact area of roof rail/roof rail base) - Figures 1 and 2.