2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Owners Manual

Booklet 1.2
warrants to the orig inal retail purc haser of a
mode l Volkswage n vehicle an d any
subsequent purchaser of the ve hicle that if
t h e
followi ng conditions are m et, any autho­
rized
Volk swage n dealer in the continental
Unit ed S
tates, Alaska, Hawaii or Canada will
remed y any nonconformity, a s determined below, free-of-cha rge , under the followi ng
condition s:
the vehicle fails to conform at any time durin g 24 months or mile s, whic h eve r
occ
urs to applicable emi ss ion insp ec­
tion stand ards as dete rmin ed b y an
if the ve hicl e has been in use for m ore
t
han 24 months o r
m iles, whic h eve r occurs
fir s
t, the ve hicle fails an
the fai lure of the 1 / M Test requires th e ve­
hicle
owner t o bear any penalty or o th er
sanc tion , including the denial of t he right to
u
se the ve hicle under loca l, state or fede ral
l aw,
and
s wa gen Owner's Manual.
re placement part was used
in
the maintenance or repair of t he ve hicl e if Volkswage n can prove that the
part is eithe r d efec tive in materia ls o r wo rk- m
anship, o
r not equi val ent from an emission
s tandpoint to the o rig inal p art , and you are
n ot able to offer information that th e part is
e it h
er not defective or e qui valent to the o rig­
inal part with respect to its emission
performance.
These coverages may also be included in Volkswagen 4 years I miles Limited New Vehicle War­ranty.
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Locations of the vehicle Identification
Number

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You may raise a claim under this warranty
immediately after
your vehicl e has failed an
1/M Test if, as a resu lt of that fai lu re, you are
required by la w to repai r th e vehic le to
avoid
imposi ti
on of a penalty or cancellation of
by this warranty for the full warranty
yo ur r ight to use the veh icle. You need not ac­
tually su ffer th e loss
or lose the right to use
y
our ve hicle or pay for the repair befo re pre­
sentin g your
days , from th e tim e a t w hic h your
vehicle is presented for repair or within any
time period specified by local, state or federa l l
aw, whic h
ever is shorter, except when a
d elay is
caused by eve nts not attributable to
Volkswage n or the dealer. If th e dea ler denies
yo ur claim , you will be notifi ed in writin g of the reasons for re jecting the cla im.If yo u do
no t receive notice o f denia l of your claim
wi th in
the above time period, Volkswagen is
required by law to honor th e
for schedule d maintenance conta ined in your Volkswagen
Maintenance booklet. In determining
w het her yo u have complied with the inst ruc­
tions for sc heduled m aint enance and proper
u se, Volk swagen may require you to furnis h
proof of co mpli
ance o nl y w ith those maint e­nance Instructi ons w hich Volk swagen has
reason to believe were
not performed and
which could be the cause of the 1/M Tes t
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fo rm th e maintenance prop erly

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the vehicle was abused, or
emissions were removed or
r e
ndered inope rative, or
contaminated fue l or fuel not
Manual was used.
warranty work or service
work performed in an emerg ency to tify an unsafe condition amibutable to swagen, prov ided you have taken steps in a
timely
manner to put th e ve hicle back into a
conforming condition, or
the use of an uncertifi ed part or to
with the instru ctions for pro per maintenance and use wh ich is no t rela ted to
the Tes t failure.
Devices and Systems may be b y any Automotive Service
and Establishment or Qualified
by the
ronment Agency
Any implied warranty, including an y
warranty of m erchantability o r warranty of
fitness for a particular purpose, is lim ited in
duration to tJ1e stated period of these w ritt en
warranties.
states do not allow limitat ion s on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the
above may not apply to you.
dental or co nseq uential dam ages, including loss of resale value, lo st profits or earnings,
a nd out-o f-pocket expenses for su bst itut e
transportation or lodging.
Some state s do not allow the exclusion or
limitation
of incidental or consequenti a l
damages, so this limitation or exclu sion may
not apply to yo u.
ranty or report violation of the terms of the
E mi ssion s
Warranty by
tacting: Manager, Certification and an ce Div is ion Warranty Agency, Ariel Rios
Building,
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