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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| Reference Guide | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Transmission Control Module Updates: This document informs of the software, and technical bulletins that service corresponding cars and their Transmission Control Module complaint issues. |
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| V301204 2031366 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Technical Bulletin (Slave Cylinder - Clutch Pedal Operation Diagnosis): A Customer may comment: ? Complaints on clutch system. ? After pressing the clutch pedal, it remains on the floor. Due to mis-diagnosis of clutch systems, and to prevent incorrect parts replacement, diagnostic procedure implemented into guided fault finding. This document is meant to inform. |
| On-Car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of customer complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| V301303 2028714 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN. Technical Bulletin (Implausible Transmission Shift Sequence Stored in the Transmission Control Module): Debris in the clutch assembly causing too much drag torque from the multiple clutch. DTC as described may cause shifting concerns and/or a lack of mobility upon initial startup. The production solution to this issue was an updated clutch installed as of March 12, 2010. 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. |
| V011335 2028609 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Technical Bulletin (Update Programming for Engine Control Module and Transmission Control Module, for Shudder and/or Slight Hesitation Concerns): Current ECM/TCM programming could be causing slight hesitation related concerns in DSG equipped vehicles (depending on driving conditions). The production solution to this issue is Improved ECM/TCM software to address drivability concerns and slight hesitation complaints. 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. |
| On Car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On Car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On Car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On Car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On Car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On Car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On-car analysis list of customer complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car Analysis | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list from customer complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| 2-0L GEN 2 AEM C | 2019-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. E-mail_Pre-notification 2.0L Gen 2 AEM correction - Includes customer letters |
| analysis list 05 | 2019-01-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| analysis list 04 | 2019-01-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car analysis | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car analysis | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of customer complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car analysis | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaint: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car analysis | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car analysis | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car analysis | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns(including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car analysis | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns (including clutch assembly, bevel box and Haldex) |
| On-car analysis | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. On-car analysis list of Customer Complaints: Transmission Concerns |
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