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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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VWP-10-062011-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VOLKSWAGEN: WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR TH E TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. *RM
CSC-37E6/S82011-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. IN SOME VEHICLES IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A BUSHING INSIDE THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE CLUTCHES INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION TO OPERATE LESS SMOOTHLY THAN BEFORE. THE DRIVER WILL BEGIN TO NOTICE CHANGES IN THE WAY THE VEHICLE FEELS AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS (JERKING). THIS CHANGE CAN BECOME VERY PRONOUNCED, THE VEHICLE REMAINS SAFE TO DRIVE. *PE
TB-00-10-062011-03-23. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP. VOLKSWAGEN: CHILD RESTRAINT LATCH GUIDANCE FIXTURE; COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 225 (USA ONLY). UPDATE TO EXISTING TECHNICAL BULLETIN. NO PRODUCTION CHANGE REQUIRED. ALL MODELS. *PE
TB-80-10-032011-02-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. VOLKSWAGEN: HVAC BLOWER ONLY OPERATES ON HIGH SPEED (US ONLY). FRESH AIR BLOWER RUNS ONLY AT HIGHEST LEVEL. BECAUSE OF PERMANENT FROST AND SNOWFALL FINE SNOW CAN GET INTO THE FRESH AIR BLOWER VIA THE AIR INTAKE. *PE
TB-01-10-102011-01-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. VOLKSWAGEN: DUE TO FUEL INTRUSION INTO THE LOW PRESSURE SIDE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR G410, A FALSE SIGNAL MAY BE SENT TO THE ECM RESULTING IN A READING THAT IS OUT OF TOLERANCE. *PE
SA-97R72010-11-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. VOLKSWAGEN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION MAY HAVE A POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE THAT MAY CORRODE AND, IN RARE CASES, BREAK. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POWER SUPPLY MAY BE DISRUPTED AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED. *PE UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB
TB-01-07-692010-05-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES. VOLKSWAGEN: MIL ON, DTC P129F AND/OR P310B STORED IN ECM FAULT MEMORY. DUE TO FUEL INTRUSION INTO THE LOW PRESSURE SIDE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR-G410, A FALSE SIGNAL MAY BE SENT TO THE ECM RESULTING IN A READING THAT IS OUT OF TOLERANCE. *PE
TB-74-07-022010-02-26. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. VOLKSWAGEN: SEAT, HEATING INOPERATIVE. SEAT HEATER WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY OR BECOMES INOPERATIVE. *PE
SB-97P4-Y52009-10-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. VOLKSWAGEN: THIS IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE RELEASE OF A NEW REQUIRED VEHICLE UPDATE. CHECK AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. MODELS PASSAT, PASSAT WAGON, PASSAT CC. *PE
TB-17-09-012009-09-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN: DUE TO CHANGE IN COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL PART NUMBERS CHECK/REPLACE OIL COOLER. ON SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.0I TFSI ENGINE LEAKS ON THE OIL COOLER CAN OCCUR BECAUSE OF A PRODUCTION FAULT. *PE
TB-27-09-012009-08-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. VOLKSWAGEN: THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE ON PASSAT VEHICLES WITH V6 ENGINE MAY CORRODE AND IN INDIVIDUAL CASES BREAK. AS A RESULT, THE POWER SUPPLY MAY BE DISRUPTED AND E.G. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED. *PE
TB-27+09-012009-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. VOLKSWAGEN: THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE ON VEHICLES MAY CORRODE AND IN INDIVIDUAL CASES BREAK. AS A RESULT, THE POWER SUPPLY MAY BE DISRUPTED AND E.G. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED. *PE
TSB-01-08-122009-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). VOLKSWAGEN: THE INTAKE FLAP MOTOR OR INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER POSITION SENSOR G336 MAY BE INOPERATIVE (BOTH ARE INCLUDED IN ONE SINGLE UNIT). MODELS GOLF, GTI, A5 JETTA, GLI, EOS, PASSAT, PASSAT WAGON. *PE UPDATED 9/25/09. *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
0107692008-04-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. MIL ON, DTC P129F AND/OR P310B STORED IN ECM FAULT MEMORY. *NJ
01 08 072008-04-11. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AIRBAG MONITORING LIGHT ON, PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM, DTC 02511 014 STORED IN MEMORY. *NJ
07022008-02-22. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. SEAT, HEATING INOPERATIVE - SEAT HEATER WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY OR BECOMES INOPERATIVE. *NJ

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