{"nhtsa_id":10157667,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-08","date":"2012-10-08","document_id":"V941202 2031039","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Technical Bulletin (Daytime Running Lamp Bulb Inoperative): Under certain conditions (speed, force, temperature, time) the Day Time Running Light (DRL) bulb can be subjected to premature failure. Excessive shock is generated from closing the hood caused by allowing it to drop from too great of a distance, which could result in premature failure of the DRL bulb filament. This document informs how to diagnose, and service this issue.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157667-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157667-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10157667","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","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":[]}