NHTSA recall 23V040000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 23V040000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 97ZZ |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-02-01 |
| Owners notified | 2023-03-30 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 20904 |
| Part numbers | Versions6034, 6035, 6043, Versions 920, 850 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-23 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 20904 |
| Reported remedied | 20148 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID.4 vehicles. Software programing may cause the high voltage (HV) battery management control module to restart or the pulse inverter to deactivate.
What can happen
A reset or deactivation may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the HV battery management control unit and the pulse inverter control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 31, 2023. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97ZZ.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
| 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| V271901201189420 | 2022-07-01. Service bulletin. Battery Testing and Charging using VAS6161 and or GRX3000VAS |
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| V011812201460318 | 2022-07-01. Service bulletin. Software Version Management (SVM) instruction. Update to require 70amp minimum battery charger during procedure. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.