Service bulletins for the 2013 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.
1595 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| RNS510 | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
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| 561-422-055-D | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 23N5 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 97A0 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 23N5 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 87 14 07 2037280 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. WHEELS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-96C7 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-91J7 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-24X8 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2031087 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2031087 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2031087 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2031087 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2031341 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 23L3 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT 92-12-01 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY/WIPER. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TB-21-15-05 | 2015-10-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. VOLKSWAGEN: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE PERFORMANCE IS LACKING IN ENGINE AND TURBINE FAN SHAFT OF TURBO CHARGER HAS SEIZED OR IS BROKEN AND ENGINE OIL CIRCUIT SHOULD BE FLUSHED BEFORE TURBOCHARGER IS REPLACED. MODEL 2012-14 PASSAT. *PE |
| TB-01-15-13 | 2015-10-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLKSWAGEN: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE STUMBLING AND ROUGH IDLE OF SOME VEHICLES WHERE THE CURRENT ECM PROGRAMMING IS NOT EFFICIENTLY CONTROLLING ENGINE VALVE TIMING. MODEL 2013-14 JETTA, BEETLE, BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, PASSAT. *PE |
| TT-91-11-03 | 2015-08-05. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. VOLKSWAGEN: BEFORE REAR VIEW CAMERA IS PROPERLY OPERATIONAL, SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO BUZZER OR SENSOR FAULTS AND WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH REAR PARKING AID SYSTEM. MODELS 2009-15 TIGUAN, CC, PASSAT, TOUAREG. *PE |
| 211406 | 2015-05-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. PASSAT 2012-2014 INFORMATION SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL BULLETIN V211405 DATED JULY 21ST. ENGINE IS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY, BROKEN FAN OF TURBOCHARGER. *LJ |
| 23N5 | 2015-05-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. THIS TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. PASSAT 2012-2014 W/ 2.0L TDI CLEAN DIESEL ENGINE ECM SOFTWARE. VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING EXHAUST FAILURE AFTER INITIAL STARTUP, COLD TEMPERATURES COULD EFFECT THE EXHAUST TURBO CHARGER. *LJ UPDATE 6/10/15 *CW |
| TB-48-14-05 | 2015-03-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN: ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING GEAR HAS A NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE PROGRAM FOR POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE TO HELP REDUCE THE NECESSARY RETENTION FORCE OF KEEPING VEHICLE STRAIGHT. *PE |
| TB-57-14-03 | 2014-12-06. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. VOLKSWAGEN: THE EXTERIOR HANDLE ON FRONT DOOR IS VERY HARD TO OPEN DUE TO VARIOUS CLIMATE OR TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE LOCK OPERATION AND MAY REQUIRE MORE OF AN EFFORT TO RELEASE. MODEL 2011-2015 JETTA (A6), GOLF/GTI (A7), BEETLE, BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, PASSAT NMS. *PE |
| TB-21-14-05 | 2014-11-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. VOLKSWAGEN: THERE IS NOISE FROM TURBOCHARGER OR REDUCED PERFORMANCE DUE TO BROKEN OR SEIZED SHAFT OF TURBINE FAN OF TURBO CHARGER AND ENGINE LACKS PERFORMANCE. MODEL 2012-2014 PASSAT. *PE |
| TB-01-14-16 | 2014-11-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) NEEDS REPROGRAMMING UPDATE TO CORRECT ENGINE LOAD CALCULATIONS, STUMBLING AND/OR HAVING ROUGH IDLING AND IS NOT EFFICIENTLY CONTROLLING ENGINE VALVE TIMING, ON SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2013-2014 PASSAT, BEETLE, JETTA. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.