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Service bulletins for the 2001 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.

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

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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
05132005-08-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. UPDATE PROGRAMMING FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM. *SC
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
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
04032004-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE, FLUCTUATING IDLE OR IDLE SPEED TOO LOW. *MJ
04022004-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE, FLUCTUATING IDLE OR IDLE SPEED TOO LOW. *MJ
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
WG2004-03-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COILS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IF ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION COIL FAILS, ROUGH IDLING OR REDUCED DRIVING POWER COULD OCCUR IN ADDITION TO ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIGHT. *TT *MJ
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
01012001-09-27. Service bulletin. SEATS. SUBJECT REGARDING LATCH SYSTEM LOWER ANCHORS AND TETHERS FOR CHILDREN, INSTALLING / RETROFITTING. *TT
01012001-09-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH NOISE FROM HEADLINER COMING FROM FRONT OF SUNROOF AREA ON VEHICLES UP TO VIN 3B_1P284196. *TT

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