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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

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

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VIN-4-A-PIN_20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT. Customer states remote key inoperative
TT 10 18 012018-12-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Diagnostic protocol for engine noise with cam timing faults
VIN-4-A-PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT; SEATS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN-4-A-PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. SEATS; SUSPENSION; VISIBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN-4-A-PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION; SEATS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN 4 A PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SEATS; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN 4 A PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SEATS. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN 4 A PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; ENGINE; SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; SEATS; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, Park distance to sensitive to control, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, 60/40 split center seats rattle, car speaker is distorted.
VIN 4 A PIN-20182018-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; ENGINE; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT. Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, sunshade is to blinding, MIL-on P0441 in the ECM, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, car speaker is distorted.
V171803-20372012018-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Technicians may find during PDI that the oil level is below the full mark, but still within the hash marks on the engine oil dip stick.
Service Xpress -2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. For Engine 2.0L Turbo: DDSA, DDSB: Changed oil specs to: "VW 508 00, VW 504 00* or VW 502 00* Use synthetic oil SAE 0W-20*" Added footnote: "*If you must add oil and no oil is available that meets the Volkswagen oil quality standard required for your engine, you can add a maximum 0.5 liters (0.5 qt.) of engine oil that meets the ACEA A3/B4 and API SN specification, and has a viscosity grade of SAE 0W-20. Using oil with a different viscosity grade than the SAE 0W-20 can cause the vehicle emissions and fuel consumption to increase. Only use different oils in cases of emergency."
V171701 20128552018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 17 17 01 July 5, 2017 2012855 Supersedes Technical Bulletin 17-16-02 (V171602) dated April 29, 2016 due to updated oil standards lists to current specifications. Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standards

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