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Service bulletin 9801

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 id603336
Published by NHTSA1999-02-17
Manufacturer's number9801
Manufacturer's date1998-07-31
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON CARGO SAFETY NET, ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW / RETROFITTING. *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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1998

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

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