Volkswagen is recalling 23,883 examples of the ID.4 to cease into VW sellers to repair a possible problem with the sunshade. Manufacturing of the electrical crossover from the 2023 and 2024 mannequin years put in a material curler sunshade for the panoramic roof that may not be fire-retardant sufficient to satisfy specs outlined within the Federal Motor Car Security Commonplace e-book that take care of the “Flammability of Interior Materials.” VW found the problem throughout inside exams, the carmaker says it hasn’t acquired any complaints or notifications of damage. The exams revealed an unacceptable variability within the cloth burn charge, generally burning faster than allowed by the laws. The hazard is that if a fireplace breaks out contained in the car, damage might outcome from having the material burn too shortly.
The material provider’s in-house exams had at all times resulted in passing grades for authorized compliance. After a lot dialogue, VW determined that “due to inconsistent test results, a noncompliance recall was decided.” The repair is a cease on the vendor to have flame retardant utilized to the sunshade.
In paperwork filed with the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration, VW says it is undecided about the reason for hearth variation in its personal exams. To resolve the problem in ID.4s constructed after August 1, 2023, the curler sunshade was flipped, oriented in order that its exterior floor now faces contained in the car. For some cause, this resulted in “consistently better performance” throughout exams.
Sellers have been notified, the automaker mentioned it plans to ship letters to house owners beginning January 5, 2024. House owners with questions within the meantime are suggested to get in contact with Volkswagen customer support at 800-893-5298 and point out inside recall quantity 60G3. They’re additionally welcome to contact the NHTSA Car Security Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov, and lookup marketing campaign 23V750000.
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