Volkswagen Passat 2001–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V501603 2038981 · NHTSA communication 10121112 · issued Feb 8, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2001–2012
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
Document discusses issues with The wheel liner touches the arch area of the fender and rubs off the paint in the contact area. The corrosion is caused by dirt accumulations and movements of the wheel liner. It discusses how to service the corrosion issue, and how to document it
Vehicles covered
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 2011 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.