VIOFO A119 V3

D0 No Radio — No radio at all. It cannot phone home.

The unplug test

Nothing changes, because there is nothing to unplug. The camera has no Wi-Fi and no Bluetooth, so there is no app, no account, and no pairing step. You put a microSD card in, plug it into 12V, and it records in a loop. Everything is configured on the 2-inch screen with four buttons.

Why this tier: No intentional-radiator FCC grant exists for this model while VIOFO holds grants for every sibling model that has a radio, and the manufacturer spec table states Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are not supported.

Specifications

Account required	none
Works offline	fully
Forced firmware updates	no
Radios	none
FCC ID	no intentional-radiator grant found
Local control	none
Phones home	none
Parts available	unknown
Availability	in stock
Price band	$120-150 (seen 2026-09-01)
Vendor risk	0 / 3 — 0 incidents on record

Where to buy

VIOFO (manufacturer)

Sources

Class A is primary (manual, FCC filing, teardown). Class B is corroborated community reporting. Class C is never sufficient alone.

A https://www.viofo.com/products/a119-v3-with-gps-2k-25601600p-30fps-quad-hd-car-dash-cam
Manufacturer specification table states 'Wi-Fi: Not supported' and 'Bluetooth: Not supported'. GPS logger built in. Listed at $139.99. — accessed 2026-09-01
A https://fccid.io/search.php?q=VIOFO
No intentional-radiator grant for the A119 V3. VIOFO holds grants for WR1 (2AMBWWR1), VS1 (2AMBWVS1) and A139 (2AMBWA139), all covering Wi-Fi or Bluetooth — so the absence of a grant for this model is meaningful rather than an unfiled gap. — accessed 2026-09-01
A https://www.viofo.com/blogs/viofo-car-dash-camera-guide-faq-and-news/viofo-firmware-update-guide-step-by-step
Firmware is updated by copying a .bin file to the root of the microSD card and power-cycling the camera. There is no over-the-air path, so the vendor cannot change this device's behaviour after purchase. — accessed 2026-09-01

History

2026-09-01 — First published at D0.

Last verified 2026-09-01 — 5 days ago.