Volkswagen bulletin V2724012073810_5
What it saysBattery Check Process before replacement NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 18, 2025, received Jan 7, 2026, about the electrical system. It names 19 model years (2024–2026). 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 communicationBattery Check Process before replacement
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V2724012073810_5 | Service bulletin | Dec 18, 2025 | 11027255 |
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 19 model years this bulletin names have filed 844 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 253 of them name Electrical 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.
To start, have requested the vehicle paperwork many times and the dealership has failed to give me a copy. The real problem started when i took my EV to get checked as the battery was not lasting long, they said it was normal, took it again as it stopped charging on type 1 and 2 chargers, they now said it was the Onboard charging module.
2024 Volkswagen ID.4 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 6, 2025 · ODI 11691532
The contact owns a 2026 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that the center display went black, rebooted, and then displayed that several safety features were disabled. The contact stated that several messages flashed quickly, and the Exit System Warning message was also displayed. The failure occurred intermittently.
2026 Volkswagen Atlas · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 22, 2026 · ODI 11772924
The engine started smoking at 11,000 and new valve seals were replaced in the head. The engine has started to smoke again at 16,800 mile and dealer said the next step would be to replace the head. Car has been to the dealer 6-7 times for electrical and engine problems. The SOS light comes on almost every morning.
2024 Volkswagen Tiguan · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Dec 22, 2025 · ODI 11706466
In depth: 2024 Volkswagen Atlas electrical 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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group168 other manufacturer communications filed against these Volkswagen models 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V9324012073298_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | range reduction / battery cell replacement |
| V9326032083367_1 | Service bulletin | Sep 23, 2026 | Steps to take if DTC P0AA500 (DA:008C) |
| TT 57 23 01 | Other | Sep 10, 2026 | DTCs B1479F0 OR B147AF0 exterior door handles are inoperative Repair |
| 5.6 | Service bulletin | Aug 31, 2026 | Battery charger control unit software update |
| SM 05-2026 | Other | Aug 18, 2026 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
| V9326052081829_2 | Service bulletin | Aug 17, 2026 | Diagnosis of low insulation resistance in the High-Voltage (HV) wiring. |
| 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 |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen V2724012073810_5 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 V2724012073810_5 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 V2724012073810_5 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 19 model years: 2026 Volkswagen Atlas, 2025 Volkswagen Atlas, 2024 Volkswagen Atlas, 2026 Volkswagen Golf / GTI, 2025 Volkswagen Golf / GTI, 2024 Volkswagen Golf / GTI and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.