Volkswagen bulletin VOS 25 16
What it saysThis is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: This is for: The ID.4 Basic Settings test plan for DA 0015 (Airbag Module) During… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 5, 2025, received Mar 5, 2025, about the air bags. It names 5 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 communicationThis is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: This is for: The ID.4 Basic Settings test plan for DA 0015 (Airbag Module) During the test it will stop during the test plan and say: The following function could not be performed: Basic setting, Inertial sensor system End of test.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOS 25 16 | Service bulletin | Feb 5, 2025 | 11014954 |
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 5 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,027 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
On , I was parking my 2025 VW ID.4 car in a parking spot in B mode and applying the brake to come to a stop. The car suddenly accelerated forward (of its own will) at maximum speed such that the car ran over a bollard, a sidewalk and into a brick wall causing significant damage.
2025 Volkswagen ID.4 · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Aug 29, 2025 · ODI 11683989
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 air bags
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volkswagen ID.4 under the same component group (air bags), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| V6919012010479_17 | Service bulletin | Jun 11, 2026 | Inquiries |
| SM 29-2024 | Other | May 22, 2024 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
| VIN4APIN20230815 | Service bulletin | Aug 15, 2023 | Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P04F0 store… |
| VIN4APIN20230803 | Service bulletin | Aug 3, 2023 | Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P04F0 store… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen VOS 25 16 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 25 16 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 25 16 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 5 model years: 2025 Volkswagen ID.4, 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.