According to the KBA recall database, the affected vehicles left the factories between February 7, 2022 and August 23, 2024. Germany accounts for 22,182 Electric cars from the VW brand and 5976 Stromer from the Spanish Seat sister brand Cupra.

The VW ID.3, ID.4, ID.5 and the Cupra Born were produced in Zwickau, the two ID. Buzz derivatives at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover.

Fire risk: VW is recalling almost 100,000 electric cars

“Modules in the high-voltage battery that do not meet the specification can lead to a reduction in range and the lighting of a yellow indicator light. There is a risk of fire,” says the description of the defect in the recall database. There are said to have been no incidents of property damage or personal injury to date.

In order to resolve the problem with the battery system, a software update will be installed as part of the recall campaign. In addition, the modules of the high-voltage battery are checked: If a deviation from the specifications is found, individual modules are replaced in the workshop.

The Volkswagen Group purchased the battery cells externally for the vintages of its MEB models affected by the recall; according to the portal, the modules were assembled from these batteries Electrive but on your own. “What exactly the potential deviation from the specifications consists of is not clear from the KBA publications,” writes the portal.