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Service bulletin VW87/9501

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 id42010
Published by NHTSA1995-11-01
Manufacturer's numberVW87/9501
Manufacturer's date1995-02-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

R-134A EXPANSION VALVE NOISY. *TW

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1993, 1994, 1995

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

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