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Volkswagen bulletin 4C6D & 4CB9

What it saysDTC P0456 & Update programming for Engine/Motor Control Module NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jun 12, 2025, received Jul 8, 2025, about the engine — 3 documents under this number: V0125042078029_2, V0125042078029_1, V0123082070690_5. It names 6 model years (2022–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

DTC P0456 & Update programming for Engine/Motor Control Module

Trouble codes it names: P0456

Manufacturer campaign id 4C6D & 4CB9 Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Jun 12, 2025 Received by NHTSA Jul 8, 2025 Components Engine

Documents filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
V0125042078029_2Service bulletinJun 12, 202511020321PDF
V0125042078029_1Service bulletinJun 12, 202511020320PDF
V0123082070690_5Service bulletinJun 12, 202511020319PDF

What the document itself lists

Parts the bulletin names

Part numberDescriptionQtyFind it
05E906013BC——
05E906013BD——
05E906013BF——
05E906013BH——
05E906013BE——
05E906013BG——

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (8 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Volkswagen’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.

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The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 6 model years this bulletin names have filed 623 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 249 of them name Engine — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.

On the 2022 Volkswagen Taos, the 17 owners who gave an odometer reading for Engine reported it at a median of 24,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.

The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would intermittently stall upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the "shift to park" warning message would appear on the instrument panel as the contact would restart the vehicle and resume normal driving.

2022 Volkswagen Taos · Engine · filed with NHTSA Apr 19, 2022 · ODI 11461360

The contact owns a 2024 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was driven to the shoulder of the road. The check coolant warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start.

2024 Volkswagen Taos · Engine · filed with NHTSA Oct 2, 2025 · ODI 11691053

Car has been at the Henderson VW repair shop 30 days. Two months ago coolant light was on. Took it in and they topped it off. No paperwork. Next a 20,000 maintenance-. No alerts. Last month coolant light again. Took it in - blown head gasket at 22,000 miles

2022 Volkswagen Jetta · Engine · filed with NHTSA Apr 15, 2024 · ODI 11583095

In depth: 2022 Volkswagen Taos engine problems →

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the engine

Source: same model, same component group

58 other manufacturer communications filed against these Volkswagen models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volkswagen list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
54E4 / 5537Service bulletinSep 30, 2026Update ECM Control Module Programming
V0116152014815_20Service bulletinSep 17, 2026Suggested fuel additive
V0126032083018_1Service bulletinAug 20, 2026Update Programming of the Engine/Motor Control Module -J623-
V1718062017813_24Service bulletinJul 9, 2026Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement
4C6DService bulletinJun 24, 2026Engine/Motor Control Module software update for DTC 0456
TT 13-20-01_3Service bulletinJun 18, 2026Instruction, how to lubicate engine before initial start.
TT 10-18-02_2OtherJun 18, 2026Lubricating engine components before reassembly.
V1719012012855_81Service bulletinJun 4, 2026Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Volkswagen 4C6D & 4CB9 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the 4C6D & 4CB9 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Volkswagen warranty extension on file lists the ones Volkswagen has filed.

Which vehicles does 4C6D & 4CB9 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 6 model years: 2024 Volkswagen Jetta, 2023 Volkswagen Jetta, 2022 Volkswagen Jetta, 2024 Volkswagen Taos, 2023 Volkswagen Taos, 2022 Volkswagen Taos. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.