Jan and Wes explain the VW ID.4 battery recent recalls announced in February 2026.
NHTSA recall 26V028000 (aka VW recall “93EW”) affects 670 vehicles in the US and Canada, carries a serious “risk of fire warning”, and requires battery module replacement ASAP!https://www.nhtsa.gov/?nhtsaId=26V028000NHTSA recall 26V030000 (aka VW recall “93EA”) affects 43,881 vehicles, and is a proactive software update adding “Self Discharge Detection” software for early detection of similar issues in other cars that could possibly develop this issue.https://www.nhtsa.gov/?nhtsaId=26V030000This only affects US and Canadian models with batteries from SK On (mfr. by SK Americas). Models with LG batteries are not affected at this time.
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Transcript:Welcome back to the VW ID Talk podcast. It’s Jan and Wes here. Jan has been doing some research, and we’ve heard a lot of questions from listeners about recent Volkswagen battery recalls. We wanted to briefly walk through what’s going on.So far, there are two separate battery recalls. One is labeled V028, and the other is V030.If you want to check whether your vehicle is affected, you can go to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website at nhtsa.gov/recalls. There, you can enter your VIN or license plate to see any recalls tied to your specific vehicle. For example, if you look up a 2024 ID.4, you might see multiple recalls listed. That doesn’t mean all of them are currently active—it just shows the full history of recalls for that model.The two most recent recalls are the ones we’re focusing on here.The first, V028, is the more serious one. It includes a “fire risk” warning. Volkswagen identified a manufacturing defect where the battery cathode can become misaligned. In rare cases—affecting only a few hundred vehicles—this ca …
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