Volkswagen prepares ID. Buzz battery recall 93MF and caps charge at 80% over fire risk
Fleets running ID. Buzz Cargo vans or ID. Buzz people carriers with high-voltage batteries from one supplier, produced between 2022 and 2025, face a temporary 80% charge limit until Volkswagen completes battery checks. Most vehicles have been capped remotely, but owners must set the limit themselves where it has not been applied.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK is preparing safety recall 93MF for ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo vehicles whose high-voltage batteries were produced by a specific supplier between 2022 and 2025. The battery components in those vehicles must be checked against Volkswagen's quality standards. The recall covers only vehicles with batteries from that supplier, not every ID. Buzz.
According to the Volkswagen recall notice, charging an affected battery above 80% may cause overheating and pose a fire risk, which the company says could lead to serious or life-threatening injuries to people inside and outside the vehicle, as well as significant property damage.
Interim 80% limit
As a temporary measure, the factory is limiting affected vehicles' maximum available charge to 80%. Volkswagen says this has been done remotely in the majority of cases. Where the limit has not been set, owners must apply it themselves through the app or the infotainment system.
Affected vehicles can stay in use provided they are charged to no more than 80%. DC charging remains possible, because the restriction applies to the maximum charge level rather than the charging method. Volkswagen says drivers should contact a Volkswagen Van Centre promptly if a yellow warning lamp appears.
How the remedy works
Volkswagen will write to every customer with an affected vehicle in due course, under the standard recall process and the codes of conduct agreed between the DVSA and manufacturers. Some vehicles will need a workshop visit for a physical battery check, while others may receive a software-based solution.
Where a workshop visit is needed, the retailer will inspect the battery and a software update will follow, with battery modules replaced if necessary. All work will be free of charge. Volkswagen says the check takes about an hour, although workshop scheduling may make the visit longer. It can be carried out only at an Authorised Volkswagen Van Centre by prior appointment, and the company will write to owners when appointments can be booked.
Once all necessary work is complete, Volkswagen says the vehicle's original charging capacity, and therefore its range, will be restored.
Volkswagen says there are no confirmed cases of personal injury, but there have been individual cases involving property damage. It attributes the issue to some battery components possibly not meeting its quality standards and says it cannot give details about individual suppliers.
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