Volkswagen recalls nearly 10,000 ID.3 / ID.4 SUV vehicles in Europe because of defective battery units

CTOnews.com, October 14 (Xinhua)-- Nextmove, a German electric car rental company, found potential problems with the high-voltage battery packs of Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 SUV. As a result, Volkswagen Group responded to the report. It is said that Volkswagen wants about 10,000 car owners involved in the incident to drive their vehicles to local service centers for handling.

Volkswagen said the battery units of these electric vehicles may have manufacturing defects, causing them to "show an increase in self-discharge". CTOnews.com learned that the problem vehicles involved are about 10130 Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 produced in 2020 and are limited to the European market. VW's related models in other markets will not have this problem.

Volkswagen said that inspection and maintenance will take about two working days, and dealers will provide users with rental cars and / or free pick-up vehicles.

Volkswagen said that the dealer will be responsible for the after-sales maintenance and will notify the affected users and advise them to make an appointment to the store for inspection as soon as possible. If there is a problem with the battery module of the vehicle, the dealer will replace it free of charge.

It is worth noting that whether the user's vehicle is affected is determined by the data obtained by the customer's previous diagnosis at the dealer. In other words, the contact will only be received if there is a problem, and if the dealer does not contact, it will not be affected by the recall.