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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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9114092024-04-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:BLUETOOTH/WIFI; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Update Programming RCD-510 Radio (Premium 8)
9113122024-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); UNKNOWN OR OTHER. RNS 315 Hardware Failure
9113102024-04-15. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE. After switching ON the RNS 315 radio-navigation system, the message "Please insert software CD" appears and the unit will not operate.
Edition672023-10-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Volkswagen Elsa Newsletter
TB0114072023-08-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Software Version Management
TB0114012023-08-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Update Programming for Engine Control Module and Transmission Control Module, for Shudder and/or Slight Hesitation Concerns
TB0113352023-08-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM); POWER TRAIN. Update Programming for Engine Control Module and Transmission Control Module, for Shudder and/or Slight Hesitation Concerns
TB0113042023-08-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Update Programming MIL ON, DTC P2201 Stored in Fault Memory
Guide2023-08-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). P0102, P1128, P1296 - WA front oxygen sensor faults
23N52023-08-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Some vehicles may experience exhaust turbocharger failure (under extreme cold weather conditions) in a brief time period after initial vehicle start up.
9114092023-07-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Update Programming RCD-510 Radio (Premium 8)
VOS-23-212023-07-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This communication is a notice for software changes with the ODIS program for specific cars.
V0118122014603192023-07-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Software Version Management (SVM) instruction.
VOS-22-272022-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles.
VOS-22-072022-03-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "Instructional document regarding the installation of a hotfix for the ODIS service software. Hotfix is to be used during the following actions: Brake Electronics (ABS) A3 Passat NMS Software Configuration/Coding
A0021552011732122022-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains general instructions for software updates.
V0118122014603172021-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Software Version Management (SVM)
VOS-20-152020-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles.
VOS-20-132020-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles.
VOS-19-342020-01-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles.
Dealer 24EF2019-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Engine and/or transmission control module software designed and certified for similar models/model years was used in vehicles affected by this emissions service action. It is undetermined whether there could be an impact to OBD or CO2 emissions. As a precautionary measure, Volkswagen is proactively updating the software calibrations on affected vehicles.
Circular 24EF2019-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Engine and/or transmission control module software designed and certified for similar models/model years was used in vehicles affected by this emissions service action. It is undetermined whether there could be an impact to OBD or CO2 emissions. As a precautionary measure, Volkswagen is proactively updating the software calibrations on affected vehicles.
VOS-19-242019-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles.
VOS-19-222019-09-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. This document outlines updates to the software used to perform vehicle diagnostics
Reference Guide2019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Updates (RVU): This document informs of the reflashs that took place at specific updated software levels to address the complaints of various cars.

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