GermanyThe battery recall Volkswagen began in the United States covers far more cars than the 22,524 ID.4s reported there. Records from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), as reported by Electrek, put the total at 72,668 electric vehicles worldwide, 9,881 of them in Germany. They sit in three separate recalls under KBA investigation.
Which cars are covered
Certain batches of the ID. Buzz, ID.3, ID.4 and ID.7 built between 2022 and 2025 are included, along with the Cupra Born built from 2022 to 2024. Not every car of those years is affected. The US part of the campaign, 22,524 ID.4 SUVs, is covered in our earlier report. The other models with pages here are the ID.7 and the ID. Buzz.
What Volkswagen says caused it
Volkswagen says an internal investigation found that some battery cells made in that period do not meet specification, a defect it traces to a supplier. The company states that “certain charging profiles combined with a state of charge over 80% may trigger thermal propagation”, a fire spreading through the battery. The wording is conditional: it describes a possible outcome under certain charging conditions, not a fault found in every car.
What owners are told
No remedy exists yet. Until one does, owners are asked to limit charging to 80% of battery capacity, and where it is technically possible the car will cap charging at 80% itself.
In the US, Volkswagen emailed owners that it would apply a temporary 80% limit unless they opted out by 21 October. That update is delivered remotely, shows in the mobile app on or about 27 October, and some owners have already received it. Letters explaining the risk are expected to be mailed on 27 November, with more to follow when a repair is ready.
Volkswagen’s recall number is 93EX and the US campaign is NHTSA 26V630. The German registrations are 93MV, 93MF and 93W4, the last for the Cupra Born. Reporting so far gives no country split beyond Germany and the US.
