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Service bulletins for the 1998 Volkswagen Passat

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.

125 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
9101022001-10-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE RADIO DOES NOT REGAIN VOLUME CONTROL AND / OR THE SINGLE CD PLAYER LED BLINKS WHEN INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE AT THE LOWEST SETTING. *TT
9001012001-09-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SUBJECT REGARDING MALFUNCTIONING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TT
4001012001-09-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WITH NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TT
01012001-09-27. Service bulletin. SEATS. SUBJECT REGARDING LATCH SYSTEM LOWER ANCHORS AND TETHERS FOR CHILDREN, INSTALLING / RETROFITTING. *TT
142001-09-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN SUPLLEMENTS AND UPDATES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WIRING DIAGRAM, TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMPONENT LOCATION INFORMATION. *TTT
V00022000-04-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS NEW AND REVISED WIRING DIAGRAM INFORMATION. *TT
99011999-11-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLE'S EXHIBITING FAILURE OF THE TURBOCHARGER DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION ON PASSAT WITH 1.8L 5V TURBO VEHICLES FROM 1998-1999 UP TO VIN #XE000100. *MS
99071999-08-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARING ENGINE MISFIRE. *TT
99011999-04-29. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW. SUBJECT REGARDING SPECIAL TOOL FOR REMOVING AND / OR REPAIRING FRONT SEAT WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A SIDE AIRBAG. *TT
81999-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. NEW INFORMATION IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN SUPPLEMENTS AND UPDATES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WIRING DIAGRAM, TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMPONENT LOCATION INFORMATION. *YC
98011999-03-12. Service bulletin. SEATS. PROCEDURES ON REMOVING THE FRONT SEATS WITH SIDE AIRBAG. *YC
98121999-02-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUBJECT ON COMFORT SYSTEM ECM, UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENT. *YC
98101999-02-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, ODOMETER ADAPTATION. *YC
98021999-02-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SUBJECT REGARDING THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SWITCH. *TT
98011999-02-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON CARGO SAFETY NET, ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW / RETROFITTING. *YC
98011999-02-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SUBJECT ON CARRIER ASSEMBLY WITH WINDOW REGULATOR / WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLING. *YC
98031998-08-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SUBJECT ON RADIO CODE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURES. *YC
41998-08-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NEW INFORMATION IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETING SUPPLEMENTS AND UPDATES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WIRING DIAGRAM, TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMPONENT LOCATION INFORMATION. *YC
98021998-08-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNLESS CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. *YC
98021998-06-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT ON SIDEWINDER KEY AND LOCKS. *YC
98021998-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) NO LONGER REQUIRED. *YC
98011998-06-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. FUNCTION OPTIONS FOR CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM. *YC
98011998-06-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONDITION WITH TRANSMISSIONS WITH INTERNAL DAMAGE MAY ALLOW DEBRIS TO COLLECT IN ATF COOLER LINES AND ATF COOLER. *YC
98011998-06-09. Service bulletin. SEATS. INSTALLATION OF THE CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORAGE MOUNTINGS. *YC
30 97031998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNLESS CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. *AK

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.