{"nhtsa_id":10238568,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-07-05","date":"2014-09-12","document_id":"TT230628","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"For long crank/ difficulty starting with the engine hot: Before replacing any components for this complaint, drain the fuel from the vehicle and replace with known good diesel fuel from a reputable source. If the complaint still exists, check fuel pressure and injector timing.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10238568-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10238568-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10238568","components":[{"id":"brakes","name":"Brakes","parent":null},{"id":"fuel-system","name":"Fuel system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":1995,"year_to":2003,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_volkswagen_passat","1996_volkswagen_passat","1997_volkswagen_passat","1998_volkswagen_passat","1999_volkswagen_passat","2000_volkswagen_passat","2001_volkswagen_passat","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":[]}