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P1429 on Volkswagen vehicles

P1429 is named on 12 Volkswagen model years (2016–2019): 138 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Atlas, Jetta, Golf / GTI, Tiguan, Beetle and 1 more.

Powertrain 12 model years 138 manufacturer filings

Which Volkswagen model years name P1429

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Model year	Filed under	Bulletins	Owner reports
2019 Volkswagen Atlas	Equipment	22	—
2019 Volkswagen Jetta	Equipment	22	—
2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI	Equipment	21	—
2019 Volkswagen Tiguan	Equipment	20	—
2019 Volkswagen Beetle	Equipment	12	—
2018 Volkswagen Atlas	Equipment	11	—
2018 Volkswagen Passat	Equipment	8	—
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan	Equipment	8	—
2017 Volkswagen Passat	Equipment	7	—
2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTI	Equipment	5	—
2018 Volkswagen Beetle	Equipment	1	—
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan	Equipment	1	—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Equipment 89 Not specified 18 Electrical System 11 Visibility/Wiper 3

Volkswagen filings that name P1429

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P1429. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

VIN4APIN20190610 Service bulletin
2019-06-10 · Visibility — Power Window Devices And Controls
Customer states noise from heat shield Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P1556 Customer states MIL-on with P0197 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 MIL-on P0456 Customer states the sunshade is binding/tearing/separating The front window regulator(s) exhibiting noise, shutter, binding, or is inoperative. Customer states front windshield is distorted/w
VIN4APIN20190611 Service bulletin
2019-06-11 · Equipment
Customer states noise from heat shield Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0197 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 MIL-on P0456 Customer states the sunshade is binding/tearing/separating The front window regulator(s) exhibiting noise, shutter, binding, or is inoperative. Customer states front windshield is distorted/w
VIN4APIN20190614 Service bulletin
2019-06-14 · Equipment
Customer states noise from heat shield Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0197 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states MIL-on Must have one or all of P11AD, P11AE, P11AF Customer states the sunshade is binding/tearing/separating The front window regulator(s) exhibiting noi
VIN4APIN20191021 Service bulletin
2019-10-21 · Unknown Or Other
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P050A Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states the rear lift gate has rust or corrosion Customer states "door warning light" on dash and/or locks, mirrors or window functions inoperative A/C compressor leaking Customer states front wi
VIN4APIN20191023 Service bulletin
2019-10-23 · Unknown Or Other
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P050A Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states front window(s) noisy during operation A/C compressor leaking Customer states the rear lift gate has rust or corrosion Customer states the parking brake will not disengage or parking brake erro
VIN4APIN20191028 Service bulletin
2019-10-28 · Equipment
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P050A Customer states front window(s) noisy during operation A/C compressor leaking Customer states the rear lift gate has rust or corrosion Customer states the parking brake will not disengage or parking brake error/warning light in MFI faults C100C01, C100C07, C100C29 in the ABS mod
VIN4APIN20190923 Service bulletin
2019-09-23 · Equipment
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states MIL-on one or more of P0201 P0202 P0203 P0204 in the ECM Customer states the rear lift gate has rust or corrosion Customer states "door warning light" on dash and/or locks, mirrors or window functions inoperative A/C compressor leaking Customer states front wi
VIN4APIN20191007 Service bulletin
2019-10-07 · Unknown Or Other
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states the rear lift gate has rust or corrosion Customer states "door warning light" on dash and/or locks, mirrors or window functions inoperative A/C compressor leaking Customer states front window(s) noisy during operation Customer states MIL-on U019900 and/or U02000
VIN4APIN20190805 Service bulletin
2019-08-05 · Equipment
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0197 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states MIL-on with P2097 Customer states the sunshade is binding/tearing/separating Customer states "door warning light" on dash and/or locks, mirrors or window functions inoperative Customer states airbag light on B200000

What P1429 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P1429 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Volkswagen and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P1429 a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 138 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P1429 on 12 Volkswagen model years (2016–2019). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Volkswagen models does P1429 appear on most?

2019 Atlas (22 documents), 2019 Jetta (22 documents), 2019 Golf / GTI (21 documents).

Does P1429 on a Volkswagen mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.