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Service bulletin 9802

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 id603337
Published by NHTSA1999-02-17
Manufacturer's number9802
Manufacturer's date1998-07-30
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SWITCH. *TT

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

Engine

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19981261998-06-22. Engine
98V1340001998-06-22. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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