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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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all
| TB-30-14-01 | 2014-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN IMPLAUSIBLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SEQUENCE STORED IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THERE MAY BE A LACK OF MOBILITY UPON START UP AND SHIFTING COMPLICATIONS. STORED DTC P2711. ALSO INCLUDED JETTA WAGON MODEL YEAR 2009 AND JETTA SPORTWAGEN/GOLFWAGON MODEL YEARS 2010-2012. *JS |
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| TB-30-12-01 | 2012-04-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). VOLKSWAGEN: THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAS AN IMPLAUSIBLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SEQUENCE DUE TO THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAVING DEBRIS IN IT. 8PE |
| V37 12 03 | 2012-04-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHISTLE OR WHINE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING. MORE NOTICEABLE AT 55 MPH TO 65 MPH. *KB |
| TB-37-12-02 | 2012-04-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. VOLKSWAGEN: WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 65MPH, A WHINNING OR WHISTLE NOISE IS HEARD. THE SHIFTER CABLE MAY TRANSMIT NOISE, WHICH MAY COME FROM TRANSMISSION COUNTER GEAR, INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.