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Volkswagen bulletin VW closures 20260608

What it saysMultiple campaign closures dealer communication. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated Jun 8, 2026, received Jul 7, 2026. It names 4 model years (2018–2021). A manufacturer communication 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 communication

Multiple campaign closures dealer communication.

Kind Other Manufacturer date Jun 8, 2026 Received by NHTSA Jul 7, 2026 Components —

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
VW closures 20260608OtherJun 8, 202611034626PDF

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 them

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 database

Owners of the 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 990 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.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Volkswagen VW closures 20260608 a recall?

No. A manufacturer communication 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 VW closures 20260608 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 VW closures 20260608 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, 2021 Volkswagen Passat, 2020 Volkswagen Passat. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.