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Automotive · United States · 2025-02-27

Audi Q4 e-Tron, Volkswagen ID.4 vehicles, high voltage battery may short circuit

Country	United States
Category	Automotive
Published	2025-02-27
Manufacturer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Models affected	Q4 E-TRON, Q4 SPORTBACK E-TRON, ID.4
Model year	2022-2023, 2021-2023
Units affected	60490
Defect	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 ID.4, 2022-2023 Audi Q4 e-Tron, and Q4 e-Tron Sportback vehicles. The instrument panel may not properly display the transmission gear lever indicator. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect."_x000D_ Failure to display the gear position may result in a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not engaged, increasing the risk of a crash.
Component	POWER TRAIN
Remedy	Dealers will update the brake control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 25, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97H3. Audi's number for this recall is 454R.
Recall number	25V120000
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	OEMs/dealers will run the remedy (repair, replace or refund); component suppliers in the chain may face traceback.
Self-check for comparable products	Check your comparable products' design, materials and QC records against the defect described here.
Rules & standards likely involved	FMVSS (NHTSA) · Full guide →

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