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Service bulletins for the 2005 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Body and frame are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
V531601 20405362017-10-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. The document refers to Corrosion being found where the rear bumper cover meets the quarter panel. It discusses how it can happen, and where to find warranty coverage to service the parts
V551613_20394462017-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. TO UPDATE MODEL TABLE TO CLARIFY JETTA WAGON APPLICABILITY TO TB CONTENT.
V501505_20389812017-03-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. TO UPDATE CLAIM PROCESSING STATEMENT.
20389962016-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
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
P-9-99C82008-09-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. VOLKSWAGEN: SERVICE AIR PLENUM AREA TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE AND INSTALL IMPROVED POLLEN FILTER SEAL. *PE
P 9-66C82008-09-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM. VOLKSWAGEN: 2001-2005 MODELS: SERVICE AIR PLENUM AREA TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE AND INSTALL IMPROVED POLLEN FILTER SEAL. WATER COULD LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. 2002 MODELS COULD HAVE LEAKS INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *PE

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