Volkswagen warranty extension VWP-22-18
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a warranty extension dated Feb 5, 2025, received Jan 6, 2023, about the service brakes — 3 documents under this number: VWP 22 18. It names 10 model years (2020–2025). A warranty extension is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationThe Rear Brake Pad Limited Warranty Extension has been revised to include model year 2025 for Certain Volkswagen Jetta and Certain Volkswagen Taos vehicles.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWP 22 18 | Warranty extension | Feb 5, 2025 | 11014958 | not yet checked |
| VWP-22-18 | Service bulletin | Nov 16, 2023 | 10245621 | not yet checked |
| VWP-22-18 | Service bulletin | Dec 20, 2022 | 10228700 | not yet checked |
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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen VWP-22-18 a recall?
No. A warranty extension 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 VWP-22-18 repair free?
A warranty extension is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does VWP-22-18 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 10 model years: 2025 Volkswagen Jetta, 2024 Volkswagen Jetta, 2023 Volkswagen Jetta, 2022 Volkswagen Jetta, 2021 Volkswagen Jetta, 2020 Volkswagen Jetta and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.