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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: Steering are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
V4823022072282_32026-09-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. Clean and install an additional plastic "ring" to prevent ingress of dirt,hair. Foreign bodies into the clock spring.
SM 55-20252025-11-10. Other. STEERING. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
V4418012043620_72025-06-03. Service bulletin. STEERING. Using Alignment Sheet Submission Form
V4823022072282_12024-01-04. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS. Rear of teering wheel trim modification for noise when maneuvering.
VWP-18-112023-05-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. This Document was revised. The model year chat was removed for VWP-18-11 for the Steering Wheel Clock Spring Limited Warranty Extension
TT4413042022-06-13. Service bulletin. WHEELS; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Steering Wheel Off Center.
TT 00 16 02-42020-11-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; STEERING; ENGINE. Mandatory fastener.
VWP-18-112019-06-24. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING. This Document was revised on page 2. The verbiage was changed from the cusomter's perspective to the dealer's persepective
VWP1811 201903122019-04-03. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING. The fault code in this document was revised on page 2. One extra zero was provided.
TT 91 18 182019-03-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING. Horn and ancillary steering wheel controls diagnosis.
VWP-18-112018-12-03. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. This Document informs dealers on VWP-18-11 for the Steering Wheel Clock Spring Limited Warranty Extension
VWP-18-11 2018102018-12-03. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING. This Document informs dealers on VWP-18-11 for the Steering Wheel Clock Spring Limited Warranty Extension
V371603 20460132018-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). Direction not to remove the transmission oil cooler from an assembly and to install a new transmission oil cooler when replacing an assembly.
V401602 20405612018-01-08. Service bulletin. STEERING. Updated to include model year 2017 applicability
V461603 20151732017-10-31. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Technical Bulletin informing that When applying brakes at highway speeds the following symptoms may occur: - Brake pedal pulsation - Vibration felt in vehicle body - Steering wheel shakes It informs how to inspect brakes. It informs of where to find warranty information for servicing the issue
VIN-4-A-PIN APRI2017-06-26. Service bulletin. STEERING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); SUSPENSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. MIL-ON, FAULT P309F OR P309D, NO ELECTRIC DRIVE MODE CUSTOMER STATES CRANK NO START AND/OR IN-TANK FUEL PUMP MAKING NOISE AND POSSIBLY WITH FUEL PUMP FAULTS MIL-ON, FAULT P013E IN THE ECM MIL-ON, FAULT P164B IN ECM MIL-ON, FAULT P0011 AND/OR P0016 IN THE ECM MIL-ON, FAULT P2407 IN THE ECM CUSTOMER STATES NOISE FORM THE ENGINE/TURBO CUSTOMER STATES THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL MIL ON, FAULT P2181 IN THE ECM MIL-ON, FAULT P0456 IN THE ECM CUSTOMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE WHILE TURNING/ GOING OVER BUMPS VEHICLE ALIGNMENT NOT CORRECT, STEERING OFF CENTER, PULLS, DRIFTS, DURING PDI CLUTCH PEDAL SQUEAL/SQUEAK WHEN OPERATING CLUTCH PEDAL CUSTOMER STATES THE A/C SYSTEM DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY CUSTOMER STATES INTERIOR "A" PILLAR TRIM IS LOOSE CUSTOMER STATES WIND NOISE FROM DRIVERS DOOR/WINDOW GUIDE CUSTOMER STATES AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ANY KEY FUNCTIONS (INCLUDING STARTING, KESSY, REMOTE BUTTONS)

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