Park this vehicle outside, away from structures
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has issued an interim safety instruction for this recall. Follow it. Nothing in a legal claim is worth a fire or a crash.
Volkswagen · Recall 25V836000
Volkswagen Recall 25V836000: Fire risk — park away from structures
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. The high voltage (HV) battery cell modules may contain misaligned electrodes that can result in a battery fire.
Recall 25V836000 at a glance
| NHTSA campaign number | 25V836000 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY |
| Vehicles affected | ID.4 |
| Model years | 2023–2024 |
| Vehicles potentially affected | 629 |
| Reported to NHTSA | December 3, 2025 |
| Interim instruction | Park outside, away from structures |
What can go wrong
A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
The fix — and whether it has actually arrived
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 were mailed February 11, 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.
If the remedy is not available yet, or your dealer cannot tell you when the parts will arrive, ask for that in writing. A manufacturer that cannot repair your vehicle within a reasonable time is a manufacturer with a lemon law problem.
Your rights
Why a park-outside recall is different from an ordinary one
This is the strongest kind of recall for a California lemon law claim, and most owners do not realize it.
When Volkswagen tells you to park your vehicle outside and away from buildings, it is not offering advice. It is stating, in writing, that your car may catch fire — and that it cannot currently make it safe. From the moment that letter arrives, you have a vehicle you cannot park in your own garage, cannot leave near your house, and cannot reasonably ask a neighbour to park beside.
California's Lemon Law asks whether a defect substantially impairs the vehicle's use, value, or safety. A car you have been instructed not to park where you live fails all three tests simultaneously — and it fails them today, not after some future repair attempt. This is why the usual objection (“but I have never taken it in for repairs”) carries much less weight here than owners assume.
A recall is not automatically a lemon. It is the manufacturer admitting a defect and offering to fix it free — that is the system working. A lemon law claim arises when the fix fails, the fix never comes, or the defect has already taken the use of your vehicle away from you.
What to do now
Check whether your Volkswagen needs this recall
Not every Volkswagen is affected by 25V836000. Enter your 17-digit VIN in NHTSA's free federal database to see whether this recall — and any others — are open on your exact vehicle.
Look up your VIN at NHTSA.govRecall 25V836000 — common questions
What is 25V836000?
25V836000 is a safety recall issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on December 3, 2025. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. The high voltage (HV) battery cell modules may contain misaligned electrodes that can result in a battery fire.
Is my Volkswagen included in recall 25V836000?
Not every Volkswagen is affected. The recall covers 2023–2024 ID.4, but inclusion depends on the specific VIN. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm whether your exact vehicle is covered.
Does recall 25V836000 make my Volkswagen a lemon?
Strong. A fire-risk recall with a park-outside instruction impairs use, value and safety from the day the letter arrives — often without any repair history at all. If the remedy is delayed or the replacement parts are backordered, that is the profile of a buyback case.
What does it cost to have a lemon law attorney look at this?
Nothing. Case reviews are free, and under California's Song-Beverly Act the manufacturer pays your attorney's fees on a successful claim. You keep your recovery.
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