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Volkswagen software programing may cause the high voltage (HV) battery management control module to restart or the pulse inverter to deactivate.

NHTSA campaign 23V-040 · Reported February 1, 2023 · 20,904 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen ID.4
VEHICLES AFFECTED
20,904
REMEDY
Dealers will update the HV battery management control unit and the pulse inverter control unit software, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the management system/energy control module (bms/becm) software. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

Software programing may cause the high voltage (HV) battery management control module to restart or the pulse inverter to deactivate.

WHY IT MATTERS

A reset or deactivation may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will update the HV battery management control unit and the pulse inverter control unit software, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 23V-040.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2021Volkswagen ID.4

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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