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Volkswagen bulletin Dealer OUH1

What it saysOUH1 - Over-the-Air (OTA) Software Update (SW Level 3.2.12) Software Installation Not Successful NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 4, 2023, received Jan 4, 2024, about the back over prevention. It names 2 model years (2021–2022). 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

OUH1 - Over-the-Air (OTA) Software Update (SW Level 3.2.12) Software Installation Not Successful

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Dec 4, 2023 Received by NHTSA Jan 4, 2024 Components Back Over Prevention

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
Dealer OUH1Service bulletinDec 4, 202310247174not found

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 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 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 476 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

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 back over prevention

Source: same model, same component group

2 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volkswagen ID.4 under the same component group (back over prevention), newest first.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
DC_OTA_20240214Service bulletinFeb 14, 2024Get your Volkswagen ID.4 ready for over-the-air software updates - Reminder
DC_OUH1_email2Service bulletinDec 4, 2023OUH1 - Over-the-Air (OTA) Software Update (SW Level 3.2.12) Software Installation Not Successful

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.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Volkswagen Dealer OUH1 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 Dealer OUH1 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 Dealer OUH1 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2022 Volkswagen ID.4, 2021 Volkswagen ID.4. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.