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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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Edition1172023-10-02. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition1162023-10-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SEATS; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition1152023-10-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition1142023-10-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition262023-09-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; STRUCTURE. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition392023-09-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:COMPRESSOR. VW Elsa Newsletter
TB0113362023-08-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:VALVES/VALVE BODY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Update Programming, ECM, TCM Software Update and Valve Body Replacement for Harsh Up - Down Shift from Transmission when Cold
5814052023-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Corrosion on Rear Door in Trim Strip Area
5814032023-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Corrosion on Rear Door in Trim Strip Area
5714092023-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Corrosion on the Front Door in Trim Strip Area
5714062023-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Corrosion on the Front Door in Trim Strip Area
TT5512032023-07-10. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:ELECTRONIC LOCK/LATCH ACTUATOR; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INTERIOR LAMPS/BULBS. When diagnosing a power rear lid that will power open but will not power close, check operation of luggage compartment lamp W3. Lamp should be on with rear lid open and off with rear lid closed.
TB5514112023-06-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Corrosion On Rear Lid Around Rear Lights
TB5114032023-06-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. Corrosion on the roof (in the contact area of roof rail/roof rail base) - Figures 1 and 2.
TB5014022023-06-26. Service bulletin. WHEELS; STRUCTURE. Front Fender - Corrosion on Wheel Arch
TB5014012023-06-26. Service bulletin. WHEELS; STRUCTURE. Front Fender - Corrosion on Wheel Arch
TB5516032023-05-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. Corrosion on hood edge.
TB5316012023-05-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Rear quarter panel corrosion.
TB4016012023-05-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Strut or Shock Absorber Leak Assesment.
TT0016012023-05-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Contacting the parts helpline
V4016012043146_22023-03-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Strut or Shock leak assessment.
Newsletter2022-06-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Technical Bulletins.
V01133720128102022-05-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; STRUCTURE. Update Programming, ECM, TCM Software Update and Valve Body Replacement for Harsh Up - Down Shift from Transmission when Cold.
V01133620128102022-05-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN. Update Programming, ECM, TCM Software Update and Valve Body Replacement for Harsh Up - Down Shift from Transmission when Cold.
V5515032021354_72021-02-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Body surfaces (engine compartment and underside of hood) are not directly visible (exposed) therefore do not match exterior paint finish.

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