The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·26V030000·Announced 2026-01-21

Volkswagen ID.4 high-voltage battery may overheat increasing fire risk

Volkswagen is recalling certain 2023-2025 ID.4 vehicles because the high-voltage battery may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm where injury has not yet been reported: the source describes an overheating risk with no reported incidents and no interim parking or charging restriction.

Plain-English summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling certain 2023-2025 ID.4 vehicles. About 43,881 units are potentially affected.

The high-voltage battery may overheat.

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

Dealers will update the high-voltage battery software, and replace the high-voltage battery as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 18, 2026. Owners may contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
VOLKSWAGEN ID.4
Brand
VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Traction battery
Hazard
Affected units
43,881

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • ID.4

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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