Volkswagen warranty extension VWP-25-16
What it saysFor applicable Settlement Class Vehicles, the New Vehicle Limited Warranty will be extended to cover 50% of the repair or replacement of the Turbocharger by an authorized Volkswagen Dealer for 8.5 years or 85,000 miles… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a warranty extension dated Sep 15, 2025, received Oct 3, 2025, about the power train. It names 21 model years (2016–2024). 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.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
For applicable Settlement Class Vehicles, the New Vehicle Limited Warranty will be extended to cover 50% of the repair or replacement of the Turbocharger by an authorized Volkswagen Dealer for 8.5 years or 85,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle’s in-service date.
Trouble codes it names: P00AF P2563 all 2 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none
One of the 432 warranty extensions and special-coverage programs on file — every make, with the term each runs to.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWP-25-16 | Warranty extension | Sep 15, 2025 | 11023844 |
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 21 model years this bulletin names have filed 3,917 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 274 of them name Power Train — 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 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, the 105 owners who gave an odometer reading for Power Train reported it at a median of 2,050 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a red light, the vehicle would not drive forward and rolled into the intersection. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer toms rivers Volkswagen located at 256 nj-37, toms river, nj 08753, who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty.
2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTI · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Feb 5, 2021 · ODI 11394825
You hear wosshing sound when you start slow acceleration from almost stop, not completely stop, like 5mph. It happens every single time. The issue is that vehicle does not shift to 2nd gear, stays in 3rd when it's around 5mph. This load is causing torque converter and pump to work harder to get vehicle rolling.
2019 Volkswagen Atlas · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Oct 7, 2019 · ODI 11266793
This is now the second time this has happened on my brand new 2023 Jetta SE. The vehicle only has 1831 miles on it. The fault happens when the car is being driven after approx. 15 minutes. EPC light, Check Engine Light, and Yellow Warning Light illuminate. Also sounds like a misfire when limping off the road.
2023 Volkswagen Jetta · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Feb 22, 2024 · ODI 11573462
In depth: 2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI transmission and drivetrain problems → · 2019 Volkswagen Jetta transmission and drivetrain 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 power train
Source: same model, same component group9 other manufacturer communications filed against these Volkswagen models under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volkswagen list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SM 04-2026 | Other | Aug 11, 2026 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. |
| V4015022033347_8 | Service bulletin | Aug 10, 2026 | Replacement instruction |
| 54A3 | Service bulletin | Aug 3, 2026 | Programming update of the transmission control module -J217- |
| V3925012079347_2 | Service bulletin | Jun 1, 2026 | Diagnosis of bevel box leaks |
| 37HT | Service campaign | May 22, 2026 | A small number of vehicles were equipped with an incorrect differential race in the transmission. Under this service action, dealers will re… |
| 50B5 | Service bulletin | Mar 24, 2026 | Update Software Programming Transmission Control Module -J217- |
| V3718022033975_14 | Service bulletin | Oct 14, 2025 | Cautions about using aftermarket transmission flush machines and aftermarket transmission fluids. |
| V3416022034406_8 | Service bulletin | Oct 9, 2025 | Diagnosing Manual Transmission Noise |
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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Volkswagen, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen VWP-25-16 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-25-16 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-25-16 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 21 model years: 2021 Volkswagen Arteon, 2020 Volkswagen Arteon, 2019 Volkswagen Arteon, 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, 2022 Volkswagen Atlas, 2021 Volkswagen Atlas and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.