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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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V2715032016076112022-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Discharged Battery, Diagnosis for excessive current draw.
V1917012022548_92022-03-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update model and model year applicability, introduce new coolant G12Evo.
V1719012012855442022-03-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
VOS-22-072022-03-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "Instructional document regarding the installation of a hotfix for the ODIS service software. Hotfix is to be used during the following actions: Brake Electronics (ABS) A3 Passat NMS Software Configuration/Coding
V4619022015173302022-03-04. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. Brake Rotor, Vibration / Pulsation Instruction (U.S. Only)
TRMDOTPA_VW2022-02-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Volkswagen is sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 4,041 Volkswagen owners in the state of Pennsylvania on January 24, 2022.
V1719012012855432022-02-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
V0019012040590102022-02-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Water under transportation wrapping appears as paint defect. Update model year applicability.
EM_3GSunset2022-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 3G Sunset Update - E-mail
DC_3G_SunsetVW2022-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 3G Sunset Update
CN_3G_SunsetVW2022-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS. Customer Notification 3G-Sunset
Car-Net_MY14_162022-02-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VW Car-Net - Letter MY 2014-2016
V2719012011894172022-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery testing using VW special tools, updated to include additional model year applicability and include I.D.4.
V1719012012855422022-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
TT 01 21 032022-01-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Explanation of error message received from scan tool when erasing diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) in Control Module -623- after repair.
V1719012012855412022-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
A0021552011732122022-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains general instructions for software updates.
OilCapChart2021-12-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE. This Document was revised to include 2022 Model Year information
TT 0119032021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Diagnostic assistance when vehicle readiness will not set.
V6919012010479142021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Update to model year applicability.
V1719012012855402021-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
V0018092053065_32021-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Additional safety related Inquiry and Reporting instruction.
SM 03-20212021-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
V1719012012855392021-10-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
TT 96 12 07_62021-10-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. KESSY equipped Key Adaptation, updated to add model year applicability.

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