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Volkswagen bulletin 50A6

What it saysUpdate engine/motor control module J623 NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 29, 2025, received Jun 3, 2025, about the engine — 1 document under this number: V0125022077573_2. It names 3 model years (2023–2025). 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 communication

UPDATE ENGINE/MOTOR CONTROL MODULE J623

Trouble codes it names: P0300 P0301 all 2 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none

Manufacturer campaign id 50A6 Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date May 29, 2025 Received by NHTSA Jun 3, 2025 Components Engine

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
V0125022077573_2Service bulletinMay 29, 202511018932PDF

What the document itself lists

Parts the bulletin names

Part numberDescriptionQtyFind it
5G0 906 259 AFMY24 Jetta GLI 2.0T—eBay Motors →
5G0 906 259 AG——
5G0 906 259 AK——

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (5 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 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 121 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 25 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.

My 2024 VW Jetta GLI 2.0L 40th anniversary edition is throwing false engine codes. The system rings with a warning and the center display shows a statement that "RPM over 4500" while the real RPM's is at or below 2000 at the time of the warning.

2024 Volkswagen Jetta · Engine · filed with NHTSA Apr 9, 2026 · ODI 11730226

Coolant reservoir keeps getting empty every 1000 miles. Similar issue as reported under nhtsaId=11613107

2023 Volkswagen Jetta · Engine · filed with NHTSA Mar 14, 2025 · ODI 11648350

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

54 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volkswagen Jetta 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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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Volkswagen, by the number printed on the letter.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Volkswagen 50A6 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 50A6 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 50A6 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2025 Volkswagen Jetta, 2024 Volkswagen Jetta, 2023 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.