Service bulletins for the 2008 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.
642 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Software are shown. Show all
| 2012810 | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
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| TB-01-11-30 | 2012-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLKSWAGEN: ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, EXPERIENCING HARSH UP/DOWN SHIFT IN GEARS 1-2, 2-3 OR 3-2, 2-1. ESPECIALLY DURING TEMPERATURES BELOW 60 C (140 F). PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE UPDATE IS PROVIDED FOR ECM, TCM AND VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.