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Service bulletin V4019012028353_12

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id11016583
Published by NHTSA2025-04-04
Manufacturer's numberV4019012028353_12
Manufacturer's date2025-03-10
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

Front suspension noisy, spring rubs on strut perch.

The document

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Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

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