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: Windshield are shown. Show all
| 921301 | 2024-04-15. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. Customer States Windshield Wipers Streak or Smear |
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| TT921201 | 2024-04-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. Rain Sensing Windshield Wipers |
| TT 92-12-01 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. Tech Tips (Rain Sensing Windshield Wipers): Be aware that 2012 Passat vehicles are not equipped with the rain sensing windshield wiper function. This function may also be referred to as auto wipers or automatic wipers. The G397 Rain/light recognition sensor is present on all 2012 Passat vehicles, but this sensor is used only for auto headlamp function. |
| VST-16-01 | 2018-02-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. explaination of cross car distorion when looking through the windshield and how the "effect" in normal. |
| TT 92-12-01 | 2017-12-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. Tech Tips (Rain Sensing Windshield Wipers): This document informs that 2012-2014 Passat vehicles are not equipped with the rain sensing windshield wiper function. The G397 Rain/light recognition sensor is present on all 2012-2014 Passat vehicles but this sensor is used only for auto headlamp function. The 2012-2014 Passat vehicles are not equipped with the rain sensing windshield wiper function. The G397 Rain/light recognition sensor is present on all 2012-2014 Passat vehicles but this sensor is used only for auto headlamp function. |
| TT-92-12-01 | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT-92-12-01 | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.