Volkswagen bulletin V4418012043620_8
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 3, 2025, received Dec 5, 2025, about the service brakes. It names 72 model years (2016–2026). 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 communicationAlignment sheet submission.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V4418012043620_8 | Service bulletin | Nov 3, 2025 | 11026174 |
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 32 more on this site: 2022 Volkswagen Jetta, 2021 Volkswagen Jetta, 2020 Volkswagen Jetta, 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, 2018 Volkswagen Jetta, 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, 2022 Volkswagen Passat, 2021 Volkswagen Passat, 2020 Volkswagen Passat, 2019 Volkswagen Passat, 2018 Volkswagen Passat, 2017 Volkswagen Passat, 2016 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, 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2017 Volkswagen Touareg, 2016 Volkswagen Touareg.
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 72 model years this bulletin names have filed 8,280 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 832 of them name Service Brakes — 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 Atlas, the 44 owners who gave an odometer reading for Service Brakes reported it at a median of 14,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
When coming to a stop with the AutoHold activated, sometimes it comes to an abrupt stop instead of a smooth stop. Also when you have Autohold engaged, when you come to a stop and put the car in park, disconnect the seatbelt the parking brake engages(expected), however when you turn the car off (after you've already removed your foot from…
2017 Volkswagen Touareg · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 2, 2022 · ODI 11482659
The brake pedal failed and went to the floor; the vehicle would not brake. The service center identified the issue as a problem with the master cylinder. The vehicle had been serviced at an authorized service center every 10,000 miles. This incident occurred while driving and posed a threat to life and safety; the vehicle is a 2025 model
2025 Volkswagen Taos · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 10, 2026 · ODI 11763335
Emergency braking system has applied itself on four different occasions where nothing was in front of me and one time was it highway speeds doing 70 mph The brakes completely locked up on the highway making people behind me have to take evasive action and not hit me while I'm stopped on the highway with my car parked and the emergency…
2026 Volkswagen Golf / GTI · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Jul 16, 2026 · ODI 11750735
In depth: 2018 Volkswagen Atlas brake 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 service brakes
Source: same model, same component group18 other manufacturer communications filed against these Volkswagen models under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volkswagen list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| V4622022067177_5 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | Repair or Replace Information |
| V4619022015173_35 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | Brake rotor resurfacing |
| V4619012010245_33 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | Resurfacing Rotors during Perfect Delivery Inspection |
| V4622022067177_4 | Service bulletin | Nov 6, 2025 | Warranty Instruction and guidance |
| V4619012010245_32 | Service bulletin | Nov 5, 2025 | How to handle brake noise or pulsation during Perfect Delivery Inspection (PDI) |
| V4619022015173_34 | Service bulletin | Nov 4, 2025 | Identify and resurfacing brake rotors. |
| SM 04-2025 VWGoA | Other | May 29, 2025 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
| V4521012062957_5 | Service bulletin | May 1, 2025 | Steps to perform when a customer states and unwarranted Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB). |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen V4418012043620_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 V4418012043620_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 V4418012043620_8 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 72 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.