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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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VIN4APIN202008182020-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Driver seat heater inoperative Customer states both headlights are cracked Customer states noise heard when adjusting air distribution on HVAC controls Wind noise from front doors
TT 13 20 012020-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Oil pressure priming after engine replacement or internal repair.
VIN4APIN202007282020-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 Customer states MIL-on with P0442 Customer states MIL-on with P2407 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Driver seat heater inoperative Customer states both headlights are cracked Customer states noise heard when adjusting air distribution on HVAC controls Wind noise from front doors Customer states MIL-on with P0401
V2317072041118152020-07-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. Updated to remove duplicate bolt part number in Passat part table.
V1719012012855302020-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments.
Dealer 24EN2020-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine and/or transmission control software designed and certified for a similar model/model year may have been installed in vehicles affected by this action. It is currently unknown if this issue has an impact on vehicle tailpipe emissions.
TT 15 20 012020-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Timing chain reset adaptation.
V171901_20128552020-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments.
V1719012012855282020-02-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments.
V1917012022548_82020-02-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen Identifying and mixing of coolant. Introducing new coolant type.
V1917012022548_72020-02-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Update to Volkswagen Identifying and mixing of coolant. Introducing new coolant type.
16PasstServXprs2020-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Changed oil part number to "06L-115-562-B" for CPRA engine.
V171803_20372012020-01-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. Engine Oil Checking at Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI). Updated to include model year 2020 applicability.
V171901_20128552019-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
TT 26-19-042019-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Diganostic direction to locate exhaust leak
TT 15-19-022019-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Information regarding updated cam bracket fastener length.
TT 01-19-102019-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Additional test plans to clear memory after update programming in ECM.
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.
V171901_20128552019-11-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
V171901_20128552019-10-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.
V171901_20128552019-09-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards. Also includes 2004 and 2005 Jetta Wagon and 2018-2020 Tiguan LWB
V171901_20128552019-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine oil quality standards. Also includes all models for 1997-2003. Also Rabbit from 2006-2009.
V171806-20178132019-06-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE. Update to TB to include model year 2018 & 2019 applicability.
V171805-20128552019-06-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine oils which meet Volkswagen oil quality standards.

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