NHTSA Campaign 23V040000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 23V040000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery: management system/energy control module (bms/becm): software. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 23V040000 with NHTSA on February 1, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V040000, NHTSA lists up to 20,904 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V040000 were scheduled from March 30, 2023, 57 days after the report.
23V040000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2021.
Owners of the model years 23V040000 covers have filed at least 180 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V040000 ranks 103 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 23V040000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 23V040000 was 22V956000, reported on December 29, 2022.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID.4 vehicles. Software programing may cause the high voltage (HV) battery management control module to restart or the pulse inverter to deactivate.
- The risk
- A reset or deactivation may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the HV battery management control unit and the pulse inverter control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 31, 2023. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97ZZ.
Reported February 1, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V040000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V040000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 1, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted