TSB ID420260129 — Volkswagen Software update
ID420260129 is a software update on file with NHTSA for the Volkswagen ID.4, 2023–2025 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Email communication to customers who have consented to download SW 3.8.11 that the SW is ready to install and will be sent to vehicles over the air
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Worth checking your VIN against. ID420260129 is filed as a software update, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles and model years ID420260129 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Every document filed under ID420260129
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| EMAIL_ID420260129 | January 29, 2026 | Software update |
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB ID420260129?
ID420260129 is a software update filed with NHTSA by Volkswagen, covering the Volkswagen ID.4 across the 2023–2025 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Email communication to customers who have consented to download SW 3.8.11 that the SW is ready to install and will be sent to vehicles over the air
Which vehicles does ID420260129 cover?
NHTSA's file names Volkswagen ID.4 (2023–2025). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB ID420260129 a recall, and is the repair free?
ID420260129 is filed as a software update, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How do I get the full text of ID420260129?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under ID420260129, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under ID420260129. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.