Volkswagen Passat 2009–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Customer Letter · NHTSA communication 10134911 · issued Jun 30, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2009–2012
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Warranty Extension for High-Pressure Fuel Pump Certain 2009-2012 Model Year Volkswagen Touareg TDI® Clean Diesel Engine Vehicles & Certain 2012 Model Year Volkswagen Passat TDI® Clean Diesel Engine Vehicles. This warranty extension covers the diagnosis and replacement of the high-pressure fuel pump only if the correct, uncontaminated fuel is present in your vehicle.
Vehicles covered
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.