{"nhtsa_id":10157587,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-08","date":"2012-10-05","document_id":"TT 57-12-13","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SEATS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Tech Tips (Releasing the Rear Seat Backrest from Inside the Vehicle): If you are unable to open the trunk for any reason, the rear seat backrest can be released from inside the vehicle to access the emergency trunk release. This document informs of the procedure to access the emergency trunk release.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157587-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157587-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10157587","components":[{"id":"seats","name":"Seats","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_passat","2013_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":[]}