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Service bulletin VOS-26-23

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id11032221
Published by NHTSA2026-05-05
Manufacturer's numberVOS-26-23
Manufacturer's date2026-04-01
Campaign id or software versionVOS-26-23
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue with Airbag - J706 - Seat Occupant Detection System Control Module Basic Setting error message ODS5001E & ODS5003E.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Air bags

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2024

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
24V4640002024-06-20. AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
20243542024-06-19. Airbag
23V6710002023-10-04. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
20231832023-03-29. Airbag
23V2150002023-03-29. AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
22V1520002022-03-28. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
20221102022-03-11. Airbag
21V8920002021-11-17. AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
20V0570002020-01-31. AIR BAGS
19V2180002019-03-20. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
VOS-26-522026-10-06. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct airbag basic settings programming.
V6919012010479_172026-07-07. Service bulletin. Inquiries
VOS-26-282026-05-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0015: J706 - Seat occupied recognition (PODs Module) Basic Setting communication with the airbag control module -J234 has failed.
VOS-26-272026-05-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue Airbag 0015 Perform initial operation Software configuration error: The component protection is not supported for the system airbag.
VOS-26-252026-05-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue Airbag 0015 Perform initial operation Software configuration error: The component protection is not supported for the system airbag.
DC_VW_CF_Airbag2026-04-06. Other. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles.
Dealer 69MJ2025-08-05. Service campaign. An incorrect EPROM component with lower bytes memory density may have been installed in some airbag control modules. This could cause the airbag indicator light on the instrument panel to come on. To address this issue, dealers will replace the airbag control module in the affected vehicles.
Circular 69MJ2025-08-05. Service campaign. An incorrect EPROM component with lower bytes memory density may have been installed in some airbag control modules. This could cause the airbag indicator light on the instrument panel to come on. To address this issue, dealers will replace the airbag control module in the affected vehicles.
VOS 25 182025-03-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: This hotfix is for multiple vehicles for airbag module programming issues.
VOS-25-052025-02-06. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication for the airbag control module. For trouble code DTC B1022F0. Communication with the airbag control module – J234 has failed.