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Volkswagen Passat 2009–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin V231506 2041057 · NHTSA communication 10123099 · issued Aug 25, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2009–2013
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (Fuel Rail/System Pressure, and Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor 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. This document contains a deeper procedure, and part table numbers. Also this document contains the method to diagnose, and to service this issue

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.