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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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Bulletins, newest first
V0116152014815122021-04-06. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. VW approved gasoline fuel additive, update to include additional models and model year applicability.
V0017132033846132021-03-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to top tier brochure purchasing url.
SM 15-20212021-03-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the part numbers listed (State of California only).
TT 27 21 012021-03-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. Calibration Mirror(s) information for special tool VAS 6430
2021OilCapChart2021-03-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Document was revised to include 2021 Model Year
V1719012012855322021-03-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Updated to include update recommended engine oil attachments.
V0118122014603162021-03-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Software Version Management (SVM) instruction updated to include model year 2021
V8718102043704152021-02-04. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:COMPRESSOR. A/C requirements, update to title.
TT 97 14 022021-02-04. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE. Data link diagnostics and tips
V1719012012855_32021-02-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Updated to include an additional model year applicability.
V2719012011894162021-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Battery testing. Updated to include additional model and model year applicability.
V5515032021354_72021-02-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Body surfaces (engine compartment and underside of hood) are not directly visible (exposed) therefore do not match exterior paint finish.
TT 57 10 152021-01-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Updated key ordering protocol
TT 27 20 02_12021-01-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. Battery Id for testing
SM C-20202021-01-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the part numbers listed (State of California only).
V0019042054866_22021-01-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Instruction on how to create S/D cards used to update programming on various control modules.
V8720022061094_22020-12-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Using Nitrogen to assist in finding A/C refrigerant leaks.
V5718012042955-62020-12-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Update to include additional components in parts table.
V1718062017813142020-12-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Oil consumption test updated to include additional models and model year applicability.
V5718012042955-52020-12-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. Update to model and model year applicability and remove WISE claiming information.
SM 61-20202020-12-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the part numbers listed and order the superseded part numbers.
V8720022061094-12020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Using Nitrogen to assist in finding A/C refrigerant leaks.
V171803_20372012020-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Engine oil level checking, updated to include model year 2021
TT 00 16 02-42020-11-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; STEERING; ENGINE. Mandatory fastener.
SM 03-20202020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the part numbers listed if they meet the criteria.

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