{"nhtsa_id":10019324,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2006-03-06","date":"2007-10-01","document_id":"2","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"HEATED SEATS MAY HAVE A SEAT HEATER ELEMENT THAT CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON AND THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH IS ON. INSTALL DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER REPAIR KIT. *TT UPDATED 2/20/08. *NJ","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10019324","components":[{"id":"seats","name":"Seats","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2002,"year_to":2003,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2002_volkswagen_passat","2003_volkswagen_passat"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}