Volkswagen bulletin V9422012066639_5
What it saysWhat to do if customer mentions water droplet within tail lights. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jul 14, 2025, received Aug 5, 2025, about the exterior lighting. It names 35 model years (2021–2025). 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 communicationWhat to do if customer mentions water droplet within tail lights.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V9422012066639_5 | Service bulletin | Jul 14, 2025 | 11021373 |
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 35 model years this bulletin names have filed 3,979 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Exterior Lighting — 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.
The back up camera lighting is so poor it poses a danger at night. Backing up at night even in well lit areas poses a threat to those around the car. If you apply the brakes this emits some light but if not braking the screen is almost black so it is difficult to see if you are on the road/driveway and if an object was below the camera…
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Dec 22, 2021
Daytime Running Lights Failure - 2023 Model with 82,000 miles. Found numerous instances in online forums and social media post about problem. Daytime running light doesn't work which puts at risk Yes, problem has been confirmed. No component has not been inspected. No warnings or messages. Noticed daytime running light was not working
2023 Volkswagen Atlas · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Sep 30, 2026
Headlight lens assembly of both headlights is cracking excessively. Upon review of online forums, this is happening frequently to many consumers. This impacts headlight output and looks to be manufacturing defect.
2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTI · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Jul 18, 2024
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 exterior lighting
Source: same model, same component group6 other manufacturer communications filed against these Volkswagen models under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| V9422012066639_6 | Service bulletin | Apr 2, 2026 | Condition is normal due to cold fresh air and humidity |
| V9419012011521_21 | Service bulletin | Mar 30, 2026 | Moisture Accumulation |
| V9422012066639_4 | Service bulletin | Nov 27, 2024 | moisture witin rear tail lamp assembly |
| V9422012066639_3 | Service bulletin | Jul 15, 2024 | Phyical condensation within Taillamp cluster is an optical phenomenon and does not affect the function of the taillights. |
| V9423012069487_5 | Service bulletin | Feb 12, 2024 | Headlamp: Rubber lip-seal (between headlight and fender) loose |
| VIN4APIN20230522 | Service bulletin | May 22, 2023 | Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, P0322 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, fault P2402… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen V9422012066639_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 V9422012066639_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.
Which vehicles does V9422012066639_5 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 35 model years: 2023 Volkswagen Arteon, 2022 Volkswagen Arteon, 2021 Volkswagen Arteon, 2025 Volkswagen Atlas, 2024 Volkswagen Atlas, 2023 Volkswagen Atlas and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.