NHTSA recall 26V028000
NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.
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 | 26V028000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 93EW |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2026-01-21 |
| Owners notified | 2026-03-18 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY |
| Units potentially affected | 670 |
| Part numbers | 11K.915.592.D/11K.915.599.A/11K.915.599.D |
| Report | Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 670 |
| Reported remedied | 345 (51%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. The high voltage (HV) battery cell modules may contain misaligned electrodes that can result in a battery fire.
What can happen
A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside immediately after charging and not leave their vehicles charging indoors overnight until the recall repair is complete. Also, owners are advised not to use Level 3 DC chargers and to limit the maximum charge of the battery to 80% until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery cell modules as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93EW. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 23, 2026.
| 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 | Built from 2022-11-03. |
|---|---|
| 2024 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 | Built to 2024-09-22. |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.