Volkswagen Passat 1995–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TT230628 · NHTSA communication 10238568 · issued Sep 12, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1995–2003
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official 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.
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.