{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V138 (93B4): Model Year 2015-2016 E-Golf",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v138/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V138 (Volkswagen): An unexpected vehicle shutdown can increase the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 93B4.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen E-Golf, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 7 March 2016. 5,561 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 e-Golf vehicles manufactured May 21, 2014, to March 1, 2016. Oversensitive diagnostics for the high-voltage battery management system may falsely detect an electrical surge resulting in the vehicle's electric drive motor shutting … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 93B4. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V138 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An unexpected vehicle shutdown can increase the risk of a crash.” 16V138 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine 7 March 2016 2015-2016 VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF An unexpected vehicle shutdown can increase the risk of a crash. Volkswagen has notified owners, and dealers will update the battery management software, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:10:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:31:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V138 (93B4): Model Year 2015-2016 E-Golf\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v138/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}