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Service bulletins for the 2011 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.

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

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V0116152014815172023-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Gasoline quality information in regards to gasoline engine performance.
V0116132033805_82023-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Diagnostic Aid for engine misfire.
TT2614022023-07-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Disconnect both O2 sensors (front and rear), start engine and let idle. Check MVB's 41/4 and 136/4 and verify have both changed from a 1 to a 0 (you may have to drive the car 4 miles to get them to reset to 0). Also a key cycle may be required for values to reset. This forces the ECM to re-learn the O2 sensor adaptation. Once MVB 41/4 and 136/4 read 0, re-connect the O2 sensors, road test and recheck for faults.
TT2613032023-07-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Use of aftermarket air filters such as cotton bed steel mesh or cone style, can cause the MAF sensor to not read accurately, affecting vehicle performance and critical monitoring functions for the diesel particulate filter. This can also result in premature DPF failure. Only use factory air filters. The use of aftermarket air filters is not supported as the system was designed and calibrated to work with factory air filters.
TT2413032023-07-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). When diagnosing a vehicle concern, and fault P130A ?Hide Cylinder? is found in the Engine Control Module (ECM), be aware that Engine Control Module (ECM) fault P130A ?Hide Cylinder? indicates a cylinder shut down and does not require diagnosis.
TT24071032023-07-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). When diagnosing fault code P2279-Leaking Air in Intake System, be sure to check the cam timing first.
TT2110012023-07-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. When diagnosis on the above engine leads to the testing of the N75, please refer to the picture below. The diagram shows which vacuum ports on the N75 valve should hold vacuum and which ones should not.
V1719012012855622023-06-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
TB1916012023-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Electric coolant fans continue to run after ignition is switched off.
TB0116022023-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. Gasoline quality.
V1719012012855602023-05-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
Engine Oil Capac2022-06-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VW Engine Oil Capacities.
V211302-20240612022-03-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Rattling noises from engine compartmen area or exhaust system.
V1719012012855352021-07-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
TT 01 20 052020-10-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE SENSOR. Symptom based diagnostic assistance for high pressure fuel pump being out of time.
VOS-20-252020-08-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles.
V1719012012855302020-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments.
V171901_20128552020-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments.
V1719012012855282020-02-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments.
V1917012022548_82020-02-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen Identifying and mixing of coolant. Introducing new coolant type.
V1917012022548_72020-02-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Update to Volkswagen Identifying and mixing of coolant. Introducing new coolant type.
TT 26-19-042019-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Diganostic direction to locate exhaust leak
V171901_20128552019-09-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards. Also includes 2004 and 2005 Jetta Wagon and 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB
V171901_20128552019-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine oil quality standards. Also includes all models for 1997-2003. Also Rabbit from 2006-2009.
V171806-20178132019-06-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE. Update to TB to include model year 2018 & 2019 applicability.

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