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P2440 on Volkswagen vehicles

P2440 is named on 13 Volkswagen model years (2016–2020): 169 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Golf / GTI, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, Atlas.

Powertrain 13 model years 169 manufacturer filings

Which Volkswagen model years name P2440

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine36—
2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine20—
2020 Volkswagen JettaEngine14—
2020 Volkswagen PassatEngine14—
2020 Volkswagen TiguanEngine14—
2019 Volkswagen JettaEngine14—
2019 Volkswagen PassatEngine14—
2019 Volkswagen TiguanEngine14—
2018 Volkswagen AtlasEngine9—
2019 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment8—
2018 Volkswagen JettaNot specified4—
2017 Volkswagen JettaNot specified4—
2016 Volkswagen JettaNot specified4—

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.

Engine 68 Not specified 41 Equipment 14 Exterior Lighting 14
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Volkswagen filings that name P2440

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P2440. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P2440 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P2440 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. 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 P2440 a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 169 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P2440 on 13 Volkswagen model years (2016–2020). 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 P2440 appear on most?

2019 Golf / GTI (36 documents), 2020 Golf / GTI (20 documents), 2020 Jetta (14 documents).

Does P2440 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.

Where to go next

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Filed alongside P0496 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P2440.Filed alongside P0463 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P2440.Vehicle 2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI The model year P2440 is filed against most often.The data Trouble codes by API GET /v1/dtc joins every code to bulletins and owner reports — free tier, no card.