Volkswagen bulletin VOS-26-28
What it saysThis is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0015: J706 - Seat occupied… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 17, 2026, received May 5, 2026, about the air bags. It names 1 model year (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 is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0015: J706 - Seat occupied recognition (PODs Module) Basic Setting communication with the airbag control module -J234 has failed.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOS-26-28 | Service bulletin | Apr 17, 2026 | 11032224 | not found |
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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 276 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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 group10 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volkswagen Atlas under the same component group (air bags), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volkswagen list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOS-26-52 | Service bulletin | Sep 4, 2026 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A… |
| V6919012010479_17 | Service bulletin | Jun 11, 2026 | Inquiries |
| VOS-26-23 | Service bulletin | Apr 1, 2026 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A… |
| SM 02 2025 | Other | Feb 17, 2025 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
| VOS 25 18 | Service bulletin | Feb 12, 2025 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: Th… |
| VOS-25-05 | Service bulletin | Jan 8, 2025 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication for the airbag control module. For trou… |
| VOS-24-130 | Service bulletin | Nov 5, 2024 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication for the airbag control module. For trou… |
| VOS-24-106 | Service bulletin | Aug 2, 2024 | This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication with the airbag control module. B1022F0… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen VOS-26-28 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-26-28 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-26-28 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Volkswagen Atlas. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.