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Volkswagen Passat 2009–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin V231508 2041057 · NHTSA communication 10122143 · issued Dec 9, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2009–2012
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (Fuel Rail/System issues): When diagnosing the condition above on a common rail diesel vehicle, if no root cause is found after checking all other components and all GFF diagnostic procedures have been performed, it may be necessary to check for metallic particles in the High Pressure Fuel Pump using this documents service section informs of the procedure

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.