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Service bulletins for the 1999 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.

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

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20389992016-06-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
TT-45-06-542013-02-26. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. VOLKSWAGEN: UPDATE TO INFORMATION. PROVIDING CORRECT CODING VALUES FOR ABS CONTROL MODULES ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WITHOUT CAN-BUS. MODELS 1998-2002 PASSAT. *PE
TB-07-09-062009-09-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TOO LOW, LIGHT IS ON, ENGINE FLUSH. THE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY A RESTRICTION OF THE OIL PUMP SUCTION LINE STRAINER. *PE
20158312008-12-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN: EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES. HEAT SHIELDS ARE TO BE INSPECTED AFTER COMPLETION O ANY TYPE OF REPAIR TO THE UNDERBODY (EXHAUST SYSTEM TRANSMISSION, ETC.), AND IF DAMAGED, REPLACED. *PE
101720082008-10-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTING FROM A BROKEN TIMING BELT. *PE
20024192007-06-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER, WIPES ACROSS WINDSHIELD ONCE THEN STOPS. *KB
20132332007-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TOO LOW, LIGHT IS ON, ENGINE FLUSH. *KB
0107022007-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. DTC'S P1297 (17705) OR P1557 (17965) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INTAKE HOSES LEAKING (DURING BOOST CONDITIONS) DUE TO INCORRECT TORQUE ON CLAMPS OR IMPROPER PLACEMENT, WORN OR TORN INTAKE HOSES. *KB
05172005-08-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE WARRANTY REPAIR PROCESS. *TT
05022005-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1603 (18011) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. *TT
VM2005-01-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. CHECK/REPLACE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *TC THIS SUPERCEDES THE VM SERVICE ACTION DATED NOVEMBER 2004. *TT
0042005-01-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TC
04032004-12-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VALVE COVER, DIAGNOSING OIL LEAKAGE FROM GASKETS. *TT
04022004-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT IS ON. *TT
04012004-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OIL SPECIFICATIONS, OIL CAPACITY, OIL FILTER. *TT
04212004-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL SLUDGE - WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 1998-2004 MODEL YEAR VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WITH 1.8L TURBO ENGINE US AND CANADIAN DEALERS. SERVICE CIRCULAR. *TT
04212004-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. WARRANTY EXTENSION COVERING CERTAIN OIL SLUDGE RELATED REPAIRS. *TT
04092004-07-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EVALUATING FUEL MIXTURE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES- HOW TO PERFORM EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSIS RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM ADAPTATION - SYSTEM TOO RICH/TOO LEAN. VOLKSWAGEN. *MJ
0926032004-05-15. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. ZF VH RECALL OF THE ZF STEERING PUMP, SUPPLIED TO WD'S FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AUDI A4 PASSAT P/N 8D0 145 156FX INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT ZF P/N 7691 955 276ZW. 2004 AUDI A4 ALSO INCLUDED. *TT
01032002-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. *SLC
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
00042001-02-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT FLOOR MAT FASTENER DAMAGE. *TT
99042000-04-19. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO THE SUNROOF SLIDING HEADLINER, REPLACING SLIDES. *TT

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