Volkswagen bulletin 4F79
What it saysUpdate Programming of Driver Assistance System Front Camera - R242- NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 15, 2025, received Apr 4, 2025, about the lane departure — 2 documents under this number: V9625012077369_2, V9625012077369_1. It names 2 model years (2024–2025). 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 communicationUpdate Programming of Driver Assistance System Front Camera - R242-
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V9625012077369_2 | Service bulletin | Apr 15, 2025 | 11017584 | |
| V9625012077369_1 | Service bulletin | Mar 26, 2025 | 11016590 |
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.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA 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 databaseOwners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 353 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 5 of them name Lane Departure — 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.
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 lane departure
Source: same model, same component group3 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volkswagen Atlas under the same component group (lane departure), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TT 96 26 01 | Service bulletin | Sep 17, 2026 | Heat Sensative Trouble Shooting Explanation. |
| VOS-24-120 | Service bulletin | Sep 23, 2024 | This communication is a notice for software changes with the ODIS program to correct the A5 Front Camera Module program test plan that is f… |
| 24.0.1 - 2.50.2 | Service bulletin | May 20, 2024 | This communication is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication with the airbag control m… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Volkswagen, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen 4F79 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 4F79 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 4F79 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2025 Volkswagen Atlas, 2024 Volkswagen Atlas. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.