Volkswagen bulletin V4015022033347_8
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 10, 2026, received Sep 4, 2026, about the power train. It names 60 model years (2017–2026). 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 communicationReplacement instruction
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V4015022033347_8 | Service bulletin | Aug 10, 2026 | 11036874 |
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 themand 20 more on this site: 2018 Volkswagen Jetta, 2022 Volkswagen Passat, 2021 Volkswagen Passat, 2020 Volkswagen Passat, 2019 Volkswagen Passat, 2018 Volkswagen Passat, 2026 Volkswagen Taos, 2025 Volkswagen Taos, 2024 Volkswagen Taos, 2023 Volkswagen Taos, 2022 Volkswagen Taos, 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan.
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 databaseOwners of the 60 model years this bulletin names have filed 6,972 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 583 of them name Power Train — 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 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, the 105 owners who gave an odometer reading for Power Train reported it at a median of 2,050 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a red light, the vehicle would not drive forward and rolled into the intersection. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer toms rivers Volkswagen located at 256 nj-37, toms river, nj 08753, who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty.
2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTI · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Feb 5, 2021 · ODI 11394825
The contact owns a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The contact stated that after pressing the engine Start/Stop button to start the vehicle in the driveway, she exited the vehicle and sat in the front passenger's seat. After 4-5 minutes, the vehicle inadvertently rolled backward while the transmission was in park (P).
2024 Volkswagen Atlas · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Oct 21, 2024 · ODI 11620983
The "Hill Start Assist" function does not behave as-stated in the owner's manual and I believe the way it's implemented is a potential safety issue. The manual states: "To start driving, take your foot off the brake pedal and press the accelerator pedal immediately. The brakes will release gradually as you start driving.
2024 Volkswagen Golf / GTI · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Apr 13, 2026 · ODI 11730910
In depth: 2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI transmission and drivetrain problems → · 2019 Volkswagen Jetta transmission and drivetrain 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 power train
Source: same model, same component group11 other manufacturer communications filed against these Volkswagen models under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volkswagen list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SM 04-2026 | Other | Aug 11, 2026 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. |
| 54A3 | Service bulletin | Aug 3, 2026 | Programming update of the transmission control module -J217- |
| V9326042081598_1 | Service bulletin | Jul 3, 2026 | Replace the rear Electric Drive Power and Control Electronics -JX1- with Three-Phase Current Drive -VX54- as an assembly |
| V3925012079347_2 | Service bulletin | Jun 1, 2026 | Diagnosis of bevel box leaks |
| 37HT | Service campaign | May 22, 2026 | A small number of vehicles were equipped with an incorrect differential race in the transmission. Under this service action, dealers will re… |
| 50B5 | Service bulletin | Mar 24, 2026 | Update Software Programming Transmission Control Module -J217- |
| V3718022033975_14 | Service bulletin | Oct 14, 2025 | Cautions about using aftermarket transmission flush machines and aftermarket transmission fluids. |
| V3416022034406_8 | Service bulletin | Oct 9, 2025 | Diagnosing Manual Transmission Noise |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen V4015022033347_8 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 V4015022033347_8 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 V4015022033347_8 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 60 model years: 2023 Volkswagen Arteon, 2022 Volkswagen Arteon, 2021 Volkswagen Arteon, 2020 Volkswagen Arteon, 2019 Volkswagen Arteon, 2026 Volkswagen Atlas and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.