P0149
0 owner reports and 172 manufacturer filings across 12 model years from Volkswagen.
Where P0149 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Volkswagen Atlas | Suspension | 34 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Atlas | Electrical System | 34 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Engine And Engine Cooling | 32 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Jetta | Power Train | 17 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Passat | Engine And Engine Cooling | 10 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Passat | Engine And Engine Cooling | 10 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Passat | Suspension | 10 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Taos | Suspension | 8 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Atlas | Engine And Engine Cooling | 5 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan | Suspension | 5 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Jetta | Equipment | 4 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan | Equipment | 3 | — |
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
What it gets filed under
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0149. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- VIN4APIN202112012021-12-01 · Suspension
- Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P0149 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states airbag light on
- VIN4APIN202111162021-11-16 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Crank/Camshaft Position Sensor
- Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P0149 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states noise during clutch pedal operation Customer states airbag light on Customer states no crank/no start. V
- VIN4APIN202111092021-11-09 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm) — Software
- Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P0149 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states noise during clutch pedal operation Customer states airbag light on Customer states no crank/no start. V
- VIN4APIN202110282021-10-28 · Structure — Body
- Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P0149 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states noise during clutch pedal operation Customer concern of vehicle door hard to close/out of adjustment Cus
- VIN4APIN202110262021-10-26 · Power Train
- Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P0149 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states noise during clutch pedal operation Customer concern of vehicle door hard to close/out of adjustment Cus
- VIN4APIN202110132021-10-13 · Power Train
- Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P0149 P053F in the ECM Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states noise during clutch pedal operation Customer concern of vehicle door hard to close/out of adjustment Customer states airbag light on Customer states no crank/no start. Vehicle is towed in. Customer states there is a popping/clicking noise while operating temperature settings
What P0149 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0149 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about P0149
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0149 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.