VW recalls more than 70,000 e-cars worldwide – fire risk from batteries

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Once again, Volkswagen has to acknowledge a defect in its e-cars. This time it concerns faulty batteries that need to be inspected – due to a risk of fire. According to available reports, more than 70,000 vehicles are affected worldwide, many of them in Germany.

The recall comes just weeks after another major campaign: at that time, millions of vehicles from VW had to go into the workshop because of a faulty screw (heise online). Now it concerns e-models once again.

What exactly is defective?

The affected vehicles have faulty batteries that need to be inspected. tagesschau.de reports a risk of fire in its coverage. The available reports do not provide more specific details about the exact fault pattern – such as which components, cell modules, or production periods are affected.

Which models are affected – and what do owners need to do?

According to the available reports from Spiegel, several e-models are affected – exactly which ones is not clear from the reports so far. It was also initially unclear what this means in practical terms for owners – whether they need to contact the workshop themselves or whether VW will write to them directly.

Updated: Further details to follow.