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Service bulletin TB551410

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10238056
Published by NHTSA2023-06-26
Manufacturer's numberTB551410
Manufacturer's date2014-12-16
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

Corrosion where handle contacts rear lid (Figure 1).

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 PASSAT1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 (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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Edition1172023-10-02. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition1162023-10-02. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition1152023-10-02. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition1142023-10-02. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition262023-09-18. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
TB5514132023-06-26. Service bulletin. Corrosion on Rear Lid at Rear Window Area
TB5514122023-06-26. Service bulletin. Corrosion on the rear lid in the cut-out sections for the license plate light / handle assembly (Figures 1 and 2).
TB5514072023-06-26. Service bulletin. Corrosion on Rear Lid at Rear Window Area
TB5114032023-06-26. Service bulletin. Corrosion on the roof (in the contact area of roof rail/roof rail base) - Figures 1 and 2.
TB5014022023-06-26. Service bulletin. Front Fender - Corrosion on Wheel Arch