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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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01-13-142013-07-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *JS
48-13-022013-05-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT POOR POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. DTCS MAY BE STORED IN POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE J500. ALSOINCLUDED MODEL JETTA SPORTWAGEN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012. *JS UPDATED 12/4/13. *PE
TB-19-13-012013-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. VOLKSWAGEN: IT IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THE ELECTRIC COOLANT FANS TO CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF. *JS
TB-69-13-022013-05-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. VOLKSWAGEN: THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP MAY BE ILLUMINATED PAIRED WITH DTCS B101715 AND B103615 *JS
TT-57-11-082013-04-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN: IF ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS REPLACED OR UPDATED, WOULD CAUSE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FAILURE TO LOCK DOORS OR ARM ALARM, BUT WILL UNLOCK DOORS. MODELS 2011-2013 GOLF, GTI, JETTA TIGUAN, PASSAT, BEETLE. *PE
V0112332013-03-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN: DTC P0441 STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. PRODUCTION TOLERANCE IN DIAGNOSTIC MODULE TANK LEAKAGE (DMTL) PUMP COULD CAUSE A FALSE FLOW READING. *JS
TB-01-12-322013-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: A FALSE FLOW READING CAUSED BY PRODUCTION TOLERANCE IN DIAGNOSTIC MODULE TANK LEAKAGE (DMTL) PUMP. MODELS 2012-2013 PASSAT, JETTA, BEETLE. *PE
2412082013-01-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VOLKSWAGEN: INTAKE MANIFOLD RESTRICTION CHECK. MIL-ON AND 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC CODES MAY BE STORED IN ECM FAULT MEMORY. *JS
V2012032013-01-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN:EVAPORATIVE (EVAP) EMISSION SYSTEM, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DIAGNOSIS. REVISED PROCEDURE DEVELOPED TO TEST EVAP SYSTEM WITHOUT FUEL CAP. *JS
1712062013-01-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: POSSIBLE OIL LEAK FROM OIL FILTER HOUSING. MANUFACTURING DEBRIS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER HOUSING MAY PREVENT A PROPER SEAL WITH THE FILTER FLANGE, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK. *JS
1512042013-01-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE 1-N205-DIAGNOSIS. ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC FAULT CODES MAY BE STORED IN THE ECM FAULT MEMORY. *JS
TB-94-12-022012-12-06. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. VOLKSWAGEN: DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT (DRL) BULB FILAMENT MAY HAVE PREMATURE FAILURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE SHOCK OF HOOD DROPPING OR CLOSING, FROM GREAT DISTANCES AND ALSO UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SUCH AS SPEED OR TEMPERATURE. MODELS 2012-2013 PASSAT. *PE
TB-72-12-012012-09-11. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. VOLKSWAGEN: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OR HAVING SEAT RAISED OR LOWERED, TOLERANCES BETWEEN SEAT BOLT FRAME LINK PIVOT POINTS AND SEAT BOLT (LINK SCREW) CREATES A SQUEAKING NOISES. 2011-12 JETTA/PASSAT. *PE UPDATED 9/12/12. *PE
TB-15-12-012012-09-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: ALL MODELS EXPERIENCE THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPING, RATTLING NOISES OF THE ENGINE AFTER STARTING, AND ENGINE FAILS TO START. 2008-13 ALL MODELS. *PE
SA-06A22012-09-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. VOLKSWAGEN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INCORRECT INFORMATION PROVIDE IN OWNER'S MANUAL REGARDING WHEEL BOLT TIGHTENING TORQUE VALUES AND SPECIFICATIONS. *PE
CSC-91I92012-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLKSWAGEN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A REVISION REGARDING THE UPDATING OF THE SOFTWARE, FOR RADIO WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM, ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. *PE
V-6912022012-08-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS. VOLKSWAGEN: AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, DTC B101614 STORED IN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. AIRBAG LAM IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY ILLUMINATE DUE TO UNFASTENED CONNECTOR FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LAMP. *JS UPDATED 04/11/2013 *JS
TB-30-12-012012-04-14. 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 032012-04-10. 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-37-12-022012-04-10. 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
SA-72D92012-04-09. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. VOLKSWAGEN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE TABS, FOR SEAT ADJUSTMENT RANGE FORE OR AFT, ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TRACK ARE MISSING. VISUAL INSPECTION FOR MISSING TABS AND INSTALLATION, BY DEALERS, IF TABS ARE MISSING FROM PASSENGER SEAT TRACKS. *PE
TB-37-11-022012-02-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. VOLKSWAGEN: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE BRACKET UNDER THE HOOD HAD THE SHIFTER CABLE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. *PE

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