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Volkswagen - High voltage battery may catch fire

Official notice

3 Dec 2025

Last checked

3 Dec 2025

Critical riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Volkswagen - High voltage battery may catch fire. A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury. Published 2025-12-03.

What to do now

Owners are advised to park outside immediately after charging and not leave their vehicles charging indoors overnight until the recall repair is complete. Also, owners are advised not to use level 3 dc chargers and to limit the maximum charge of the battery to 80% until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery cell modules as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed january 30, 2026. Owners may contact volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93ev. Vehicle identification numbers (vins) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on december 5, 2025.

Units affected

311

Recall number

93EV

Official notice

2025-12-03

The hazard

A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

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Affected products

Product 1

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. — High voltage battery may catch fire

Units affected

311

Risk / hazard

A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected vehicles were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Volkswagen

Manufacturer

Volkswagen group of america, inc.

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Volkswagen. Contact: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc..

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

93EV

Campaign number

25V836000

Units affected

311

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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