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Volkswagen Passat 1998–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT450654 · NHTSA communication 10238620 · issued Dec 16, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
1998–2002
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

To code a Bosch 5.3 ABS control module, use Vehicle Self-diagnosis to enter the correct coding value from the tables below. Note that the first table is only applicable to 2.8L V6 equipped vehicles WITHOUT a CAN-Bus. All 1.8L Turbo vehicles and those 2.8L V6 vehicles that are equipped with a CAN-Bus should use the second table.

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.