Volkswagen ID.4 Stop Sale Lifted After Recall

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Volkswagen Group of America* said today that it has door handle parts that will enable it to start selling ID.4 electric vehicles again as well as replace the affected parts for current owners of ID.4 vehicles. The affected compact electric SUVs may have been built with door handles that do not meet the factory specifications for protection against water ingress. Water ingress into the printed circuit board can lead to malfunctions causing an “open command” signal by the door handle when the handle is not being activated by a person.

“An open door on a moving vehicle puts occupants at risk of injury, and can cause damage to objects and people who may be outside of the vehicle. If the recall problem is present in the vehicle, occupants may notice an audible clicking noise , similar to the sound of a vehicle door being locked/unlocked by the key fob. The planned recall remedy and series production countermeasures are still under development,” VW told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the required safety defect recall documents back in September of 2024. (AutoInformed on: Volkswagen Group Recalls 2021-2024 ID.4 Models)**

The long-delayed availability of new parts once again allows existing vehicles in dealer stock to be sold. Assembly of ID.4 will resume in Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, TN, factory in the coming weeks. “Owners have been advised that the affected parts can be replaced,” Volkswagen said. Year-over-Year, ID.4 sales at ~17,000 during 2024 dropped -55%.

*Volkswagen of America is part of Volkswagen Group of America – a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Volkswagen of America sells the Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, Golf GTI, Golf R, ID.4, Jetta, Jetta GLI, Taos, and Tiguan models via more than 600 independent U.S. dealers. Volkswagen Group of America operates an assembly facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which produces Volkswagen brand vehicles including the Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and the ID.4. The global Volkswagen Group is Europe’s largest automaker.

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