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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

1572 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TRMTXDMV_VW2019-12-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the Houston Dept. of Neighborhoods, Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 4,600 Volkswagen owners in the state of Texas on November 4, 2019.
XPOTAKATACOMVW2019-11-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. XPO Phone Outage - Takata Airbag/Inflator Returns
TRMFLDMV_VW2019-11-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 20,200 Volkswagen owners in the state of Florida on October 14, 2019.
TRMMNDMV_VW2019-10-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the Minnesota DMV, Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 3,400 Volkswagen owners in the State of Minnesota on September 16, 2019.
TRMNCDMV_VW2019-09-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the North Carolina DMV, Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 7,400 Volkswagen owners in the State of North Carolina on August 19, 2019.
TRMVADMV_VW2019-09-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the Virginia DMV, Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 6,235 Volkswagen owners in the State of Virginia on August 12, 2019.
TRMCACWD_VW2019-09-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the City of Compton, Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 68 Volkswagen owners in the State of California on August 5, 2019.
TRMHR69Q9_VW2019-08-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices daily over a span of five business days to approximately 1,712 High Risk Volkswagen owners.
TRMKYDMV_VW2019-08-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 2,592 Volkswagen owners in the state of Kentucky on July 15, 2019.
TRMWIDMV_VW2019-08-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Volkswagen sent Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 3,991 Volkswagen owners in Wisconsin on July 8, 2019.
TRMALDMV_VW2019-07-08. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Volkswagen sent Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 3,200 Volkswagen owners in Alabama on June 17, 2019.
V001809-20530652019-06-24. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Additional Safety Inquiry and Reporting instruction.
V001808-20530652019-06-24. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Additional Safety Inquiry and Reporting instruction.
TRMNYDMV_VW2019-06-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, Volkswagen will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 11,500 Volkswagen owners in the state of New York on May 23, 2019.
VTakataDMVMSmail2019-05-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Takata Reminder Mailing - Mississippi DMV /Safety Recalls 69Q8, 69Q9, 69Y5
ODIS061620172019-04-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Dealer Communication - ODIS Service Takata Airbag Recall Hotfix "Resolved".
ODIS2019-04-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Dealer Communication - ODIS Service Takata Airbag Recall Hotfix "Resolved".
ODIS2019-04-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; AIR BAGS. Dealer Communication - ODIS Service TDI Flash & Takata Airbag Recall
Bulletin-69M8 an2019-04-08. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. This communication informs the dealers of details on the Takata parts allocation/ordering.
V691305 20353692019-04-08. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Technical Bulletin (Airbag Warning Lamp ON): The airbag control unit self-test may be susceptible to alarm horn resonance during the self-test causing the airbag light to illuminate in the instrument panel. If this situation occurs, the airbag system remains operational. This document informs how to Install an alarm kit and replace the airbag control unit. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.
Bulletin-69M8 an2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; AIR BAGS. This communication informs the dealers of details on the Takata parts allocation/ordering.
V691305 20353692019-04-01. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Technical Bulletin (Airbag Warning Lamp ON): The airbag control unit self-test may be susceptible to alarm horn resonance during the self-test causing the airbag light to illuminate in the instrument panel. If this situation occurs, the airbag system remains operational. This document informs how to Install an alarm kit and replace the airbag control unit. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.
New ODIS Service2018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; AIR BAGS. New ODIS Service Application
VW Diagnostic Co2018-12-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. As a result, in order to ensure proper diagnostic procedure completions and log submissions as required by Takata Airbag Recall 69Q9, all diagnostic devices in service must be updated to V2.36.5 prior to performing the recall procedures.
Dealer Communica2018-12-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT. Takata_Updated Part Return_VW Dealer USA 07_2018

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