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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

834 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Engine are shown. Show all

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V171805-20128552019-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE. Engine oils which meet Volkswagen oil quality standards.
24DR-201811202019-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SERV_ACT - Engine Control Module (ECM) Software_REVISED
TT 01 18 142019-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV); EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Alternative diagnosis for lean fuel trim.
24DR-201811192019-06-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SERV_ACT - Engine Control Module (ECM) Software_REVISED
V271902-20339782019-04-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Update to model year applicability. Generator Replacement Charging System inoperative/malfunctions, noise from engine compartment, accessory drive belt damaged or missing.
V171901-20128552019-04-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standards
TT 15 19 012019-04-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Valve spring diagnosis.
TT 90 19 012019-04-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Instructions to address oil sensor warning.
TT 26 16 012019-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. AdBlue® mixture specification update when using refractometer
Gasoline Engine2019-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Gasoline Engine Misfire Diagnosis document
V241709 20451382019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. Update information regarding Top Tier brochure part number andVW literature ordering address
V001713 20338462019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update brochure part number, literature ordering websie address and include an additional model year applicability
V971701 20481062019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Instruction to protect oil pressure sw. to prevent contamination and possible failure when removing 1.8L & 2.0L engines
24DR-201902282019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERV_ACT - Engine Control Module (ECM) Software_REVISED
VIN-4-A-PIN Sept2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE. MIL-on P0420 and/or P0430 in the ECM
On-car-analysis-2019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MIL-on P0420 and/or P0430 in the ECM
On-car-analysis-2019-04-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. MIL-on P0420 and/or P0430 in the ECM
V971701 20481062019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Instruction to protect oil pressure sw. to prevent contamination and possible failure when removing 1.8L & 2.0L engines
24DR-201902282019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. SERV_ACT - Engine Control Module (ECM) Software_REVISED
Circular24DR31192019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Engine Control Module (ECM) Software_REVISED
analysis list 022019-01-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; SERVICE BRAKES; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. Customer states noise from the engine/turbo and/or MIL-on and misfire faults
analysis list 072018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. MIL-on P0420 and/or P0430 in the ECM
analysis list 032018-12-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. MIL-on fault P2407 in the ECM
analysis list 032018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. MIL-on fault P2407 in the ECM
analysis list 072018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE. MIL-on P0420 and/or P0430 in the ECM

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