{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 23V040 (97ZZ): 2021 ID",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v040/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V040 (Volkswagen): A reset or deactivation may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 97ZZ.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Id.4, model year 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 1 February 2023. 20,904 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID.4 vehicles. Software programing may cause the high voltage (HV) battery management control module to restart or the pulse inverter to deactivate. 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: 97ZZ. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V040 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: “A reset or deactivation may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.” 23V040 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Electrical System:Propulsion System:Traction Battery:Management System/Energy Control Module (BMS/Becm):Software 1 February 2023 2021-2021 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 A reset or deactivation may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will update the HV battery management control unit and the",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:03:22+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:31:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 23V040 (97ZZ): 2021 ID\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v040/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}