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Volkswagen and Audi bulletin SM 07-2024 VWGoA

What it saysThis special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Volkswagen and Audi filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated Dec 2, 2024, received Jan 7, 2025, about the engine. It names 24 model years across Volkswagen and Audi (2017–2025). A manufacturer communication 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

This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.

Kind Other Manufacturer date Dec 2, 2024 Received by NHTSA Jan 7, 2025 Components Engine

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
SM 07-2024 VWGoAOtherDec 2, 202411012461PDF

What the document itself lists

Parts the bulletin names

Part numberDescriptionQtyFind it
06Q-103-925-L——
06Q-103-925-N——

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (1 page), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Volkswagen and Audi’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 24 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,935 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 510 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 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 47 owners who gave an odometer reading for Engine reported it at a median of 9,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.

The plastic oil pan at the bottom of the engine of my 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0t started leaking while I was on the highway, nearly stranding my family. It was very disappointing to see any vehicle using a fragile, unprotected plastic oil pan at the bottom of the engine, especially the Tiguan, which is marketed as a sport utility vehicle

2019 Volkswagen Tiguan · Engine · filed with NHTSA Dec 12, 2019 · ODI 11288668

The contact owns a 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The contact stated that while driving, there was oil leaking from the engine nearby the exhaust. The contact became aware of the oil on the driveway. The contact raised the hood and smelled an oil odor. The contact associated the failure with Technical Service Bulletin: 21-26-02.

2025 Volkswagen Atlas · Engine · filed with NHTSA Oct 21, 2026 · ODI 11772622

Vehicle had multiple engine malfunction lights appear and start/stop failures. Vehicle failed to start properly and speed was limited to prevent damage engine. Happened while I was driving it and I had to pull over and had the vehicle towed. An authorized dealer, Auto Import Inc in Brainerd, MN has had the vehicle since July 29th.

2024 Volkswagen Atlas · Engine · filed with NHTSA Aug 11, 2024 · ODI 11607846

In depth: 2024 Volkswagen Atlas engine problems → · 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan engine problems → · 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan engine problems → · 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 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

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

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
V0116152014815_20Service bulletinSep 17, 2026Suggested fuel additive
V2426012083103_1Service bulletinSep 11, 2026Reference to Service Action 24BD
V1718062017813_24Service bulletinJul 9, 2026Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement
VWP-26-07 FAQWarranty extensionJul 6, 2026For applicable 2018-2022 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport 3.6L Settlement Class Vehicles (NA6 warranty key), the New Vehicle Limited Warranty wil…
TSB_2074640_3Service bulletinJun 26, 2026This bulletin provides information when there is increased oil consumption; >0.5ltr/1000 km.
V0125062079645_3Service bulletinJun 22, 2026Excess flashing left behind during the intake manifold injection molding process can cause a lean misfire in affected cylinders.
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.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Volkswagen and Audi SM 07-2024 VWGoA a recall?

No. A manufacturer communication 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 SM 07-2024 VWGoA 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 SM 07-2024 VWGoA cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 24 model years across 2 brands (Volkswagen and Audi): 2025 Audi A3, 2024 Audi A3, 2023 Audi A3, 2022 Audi A3, 2023 Volkswagen Arteon, 2022 Volkswagen Arteon and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.