{"nhtsa_id":10041251,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2011-09-21","date":"2011-06-01","document_id":"ESA-10C5(NS)","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)","mfr_system":null,"summary":"VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. 2002 PASSAT. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT MAY BE ON. THERE MAY BE OIL LEAKAGE OR ENGINE STARTING PROBLEMS DUE TO A CRACKED OR BROKEN CRANKCASE BREATHER HOSE. *RM","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10041251","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"pcv","name":"Crankcase ventilation (PCV)","parent":"exhaust-emissions"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2002,"year_to":2002,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2002_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":[]}