{"nhtsa_id":10133463,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-04-16","date":"2017-11-30","document_id":"Service Xpress -","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"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.\"","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10133463-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10133463-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10133463","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_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":[]}