Volkswagen Electrical System: Traction Battery

Volkswagen is recalling about 43,881 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

Campaign
26V030000
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Reported
21 January 2026
Vehicles
43,881
Built between
Sep 2022 – Apr 2025
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 March 2026
Repaired
59%
Unrepaired
18,150

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2022 and April 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2023-2025 Volkswagen ID.4Built September 2022 to April 2025

Repair progress

18,150 of 43,881 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

59% repaired — 25,731 of 43,881 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2025 ID.4 vehicles. The high-voltage battery may overheat.

What could happen

A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Dealers will update the high-voltage battery software, and replace the high-voltage battery, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2026.

Parts involved

  • HV Battery Management Controller (BMCe) SW V.1030SW PN: 0Z1.915.184.GHV Battery Management Controller (BMCe) BMCe SW Version 1030
  • HV Cell Module11K.915.592.D/11K.915.599.A/11K.915.599.DHV Cell Module

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2022 to April 2025
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 January 2026
  3. Owners notified18 March 2026
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 59% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 21 January 2026.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93EA. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 23, 2026.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
93EA
Recalling manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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