Volkswagen bulletin Circular 90X1
What it saysVolkswagen is providing a hardware and/or a software update to address an issue in selected vehicles where the fuel gage may show a lower fuel level than what is actually remaining in the vehicle. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 25, 2024, received Feb 6, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 1 model year (2020). 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 communicationVolkswagen is providing a hardware and/or a software update to address an issue in selected vehicles where the fuel gage may show a lower fuel level than what is actually remaining in the vehicle.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circular 90X1 | Service bulletin | Jan 25, 2024 | 10249408 | PDF, 1,299 KB |
What the document itself lists
Part the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17A-920-890-B | COMB.INST. Free Order | — | eBay Motors → |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (17 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 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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 22 of them name Electrical System, Fuel/Propulsion System — 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.
Incident Occurred in May. Was on Reddit and saw someone say to report any issues to NHTSA so that's what I'm doing At the end of the month in May (2023) when starting my car after work that had been sitting in the sun, it turned on but then turned off about 10 seconds later saying "ignition switch off safely stop the vehicle" then it…
2020 Volkswagen Jetta · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 4, 2023 · ODI 11548316
Catastrophic fuel pump failure at 14,000 miles ' both fuel pump and fuel pump module had to be replaced. The vehicle had been maintained properly according to scheduled maintenance standards
2020 Volkswagen Jetta · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Apr 15, 2021 · ODI 11408286
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group53 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volkswagen Jetta under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volkswagen list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TT 57 23 01 | Other | Sep 10, 2026 | DTCs B1479F0 OR B147AF0 exterior door handles are inoperative Repair |
| VOS-26-47 | Service bulletin | Aug 14, 2026 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A… |
| V2724012073810_7 | Service bulletin | Aug 13, 2026 | Battery Checking Procedure before replacement |
| 3G0.919.360.SE | Service bulletin | Jul 20, 2026 | MIB3 Recovery Solution |
| VOS-26-42 | Service bulletin | Jul 15, 2026 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A… |
| 5088 | Service bulletin | May 8, 2026 | Update Programming for Memory Seat Module |
| VOS-26-15 | Service bulletin | Mar 6, 2026 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A… |
| V0126012080777_1 | Service bulletin | Jan 28, 2026 | Orifice size inside Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor housing too small causing sensor circuit faults. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen Circular 90X1 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 Circular 90X1 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 Circular 90X1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2020 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.