Volkswagen recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 e-Golf vehicles manufactured May 21, 2014, to March 1, 2016. Oversensitive diagnostics for the high-voltage battery management system may falsely detect an electrical surge resulting in the vehicle's electric drive motor shutting down unexpectedly.
What could happen
An unexpected vehicle shutdown can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Volkswagen has notified owners, and dealers will update the battery management software, free of charge. The recall began March 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93B4.
Vehicles covered
- Volkswagen E-Golf 2015–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V138000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 7, 2016
- Owners notified
- Mar 17, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 5,561
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- May 21, 2014 to Mar 1, 2016
- Part
- Electrical system › Propulsion system › Traction battery; Engine and engine cooling › Engine
- Maker's own recall number
- 93B4
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Air bags Jul 27, 2022
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 5, 2021
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Seats Nov 14, 2018
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 16, 2018
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Seat belts Dec 29, 2016
- Volkswagen recall: Latches/locks/linkages Jun 24, 2016
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.