# Service bulletin 4

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 601748
- Published by NHTSA: 1998\-08\-21
- Manufacturer's number: 4
- Manufacturer's date: 1998\-03\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

NEW INFORMATION IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETING SUPPLEMENTS AND UPDATES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WIRING DIAGRAM, TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMPONENT LOCATION INFORMATION. \*YC

## 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

Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [Edition86](/bulletins/10243011.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [Edition117](/bulletins/10242998.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [Edition115](/bulletins/10242996.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [Edition86](/bulletins/10242349.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [TT641402](/bulletins/10239789.md), 2023-07-31, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. To detect which line\(s\) is inoperative, utilize a volt meter to check for 0 V, which will be present after the open in the grid line. The check must be performed with the engine running and heated rear window switched on. Switch OFF the ignition and visually locate the damage. Proceed with checking any other lines as necessary. Once the damaged line is identified, repair utilizing the Repair kit by Permatex® ITEM 09117.
- [V271901201189422](/bulletins/10228178.md), 2023-01-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 \& GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability.
- [TT 91 19 01](/bulletins/10159014.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Alternative method for radio code retrieval.
- [V271901\-2011894](/bulletins/10158529.md), 2019-04-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery Testing and Charging instruction. Updated to include model year 2019 applicability.
- [TT 271002](/bulletins/10157828.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Updated to include model year 2014 thru 2018 applicability.
- [TT 90\-12\-06](/bulletins/10157623.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. Tech Tips \(Fuel Gauge Inoperative after Instrument Cluster Replacement with Fault 00771 ?Fuel level sensor \-G\-?\): An inoperative fuel gauge after instrument cluster replacement with fault 00771 ?Fuel level sensor \-G\-? may be caused by gateway \(address word 19\) coding. This document informs of the procedure to resolve this concern

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