Volkswagen bulletin VOS-24-33
What it saysThis communication is a notice for software changes with the ODIS program to correct the ECM Coding/Software configuration test plan that is failing. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 22, 2024, received Apr 4, 2024, about the engine. It names 4 model years (2021–2024). 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 communicationThis communication is a notice for software changes with the ODIS program to correct the ECM Coding/Software configuration test plan that is failing.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOS-24-33 | Service bulletin | Mar 22, 2024 | 10252096 | PDF, 372 KB |
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.
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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 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 996 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 501 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.
On the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, the 28 owners who gave an odometer reading for Electrical System reported it at a median of 12,800 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
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
On long drives (1+ hour or more) my 2023 VW ID.4 Pro S (all electric) displays a "limited driving power" warning at random times, and the speed drops by half or more. This has happened on all long drives (5 separate days) and the car has been serviced by the dealer three times and they cannot find a solution.
2023 Volkswagen ID.4 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Feb 25, 2023 · ODI 11509090
On multiple occasions, my brand new ID.4 has shut down while driving giving various error messages relating to the electrical system and safety features--including with the electrical system generally, with the "12 Volt electrical system", with the auto assist braking, with lane assist, etc
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 22, 2022 · ODI 11453460
In depth: 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 electrical problems → · 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 electrical problems → · 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 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 engine
Source: same model, same component group17 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volkswagen ID.4 under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volkswagen list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOS-26-21 | Service bulletin | Mar 27, 2026 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A… |
| V1923012072064_4 | Service bulletin | Feb 5, 2026 | Inspecting Cooling system for proper installation to prevent restrictions |
| V0125082080480_1 | Service bulletin | Dec 22, 2025 | Software-related deviation in the Engine/Motor Control Module -J623- (diagnostic address 0001). |
| V1917012022548_14 | Service bulletin | Feb 12, 2025 | Identifying and Mixing Engine Coolant |
| VOS 25 17 | Service bulletin | Feb 10, 2025 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: Th… |
| VOS-24-98 | Service bulletin | Jul 10, 2024 | This communication is a notice for software changes with the ODIS program to correct the ECM Coding/Software configuration test plan that i… |
| VOS-24-76 | Service bulletin | May 31, 2024 | This communication is a notice for software changes with the ODIS program to correct the ECM Coding/Software configuration test plan that i… |
| V0124012037307_1 | Service bulletin | Mar 12, 2024 | During vehicle inspection, maintenance, or repair, one or more diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) are found to be logged in various control uni… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen VOS-24-33 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 VOS-24-33 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 VOS-24-33 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2024 Volkswagen ID.4, 2023 Volkswagen ID.4, 2022 Volkswagen ID.4, 2021 Volkswagen ID.4. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.