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Volkswagen high-voltage battery may overheat.

NHTSA campaign 26V-030 · Reported January 21, 2026 · 43,881 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen ID.4
VEHICLES AFFECTED
43,881
REMEDY
Dealers will update the high-voltage battery software, and replace the high-voltage battery, as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the propulsion system traction battery. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The high-voltage battery may overheat.

WHY IT MATTERS

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

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will update the high-voltage battery software, and replace the high-voltage battery, as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 26V-030.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2023–2025Volkswagen 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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