Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. recall 25V080: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

Official action

Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Official identifier. 25V080

Date. 2025-02-12

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

Action / remedy (official). Dealers will install advanced diagnostic software , free of charge. Volkswagen will monitor available online vehicle data and contact owners as necessary, to advise them not to charge the vehicle until the battery can be replaced. For vehicles in which online data is unavailable, owners are advised not to charge their batteries until the final remedy becomes available. Repairs will be performed free of charge. This will be a Phased recall. Phase 1 will include Interim letters 2022-2023 model year vehicles. Phase 2 will include Owner letters 2021-2024 model year vehicles, and Phase 3 will include Interim letters 2022-2023 model year vehicles. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed February 28, 2025, and May 7, 2025. A second notice will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93AA. This recall expands and replaces previous NHTSA recall number 24V898.

Potential units affected. 20,201 as published in the campaign file.

Owner notification date. 2025-05-01

Official record

Licence: United States Government public recall data

Attribution: Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall campaign