2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Recall: Passenger air bag may be incorrectly folded

NHTSA campaign 22V858000 · Air Bags · filed Nov 2, 2022 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

Manufacturer

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Feb 14, 2023

The defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID4 vehicles. The passenger air bag may be incorrectly folded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

The risk

An incorrectly folded air bag may not protect the occupant as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

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The fix — what to do

Volkswagen will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 14, 2023. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number to this recall is 69EH.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Volkswagen	ID.4	2021

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 22V858000 (manufacturer number 69EH). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.