Over 60,000 Volkswagen and Audi EVs Recalled Due to Rollaway Risk.

Over 60,000 electric cars from Volkswagen and one of its subsidiary companies, Audi, are being recalled, according to the American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

This is due to a malfunctioning gear display that may make it more likely for the cars to roll away.

The affected vehicles might not show the Neutral (“N”) gear position on the instrument panel, which could lead to driver misunderstanding.

According to a Volkswagen dealer message, “the driver may not be able to identify the transmission shift position if the correct transmission gear position indicator is not shown and the electronic parking brake is not engaged, increasing the risk of a crash and vehicle roll away.”

Every car from the 2021 to 2023 Volkswagen ID.4s and 2022 to 2023 Audi Q4 e-Trons and Q4 Sportback e-Trons impacted by the recall is entirely an electric vehicle.

The NHTSA said it will notify affected owners by April 25 and urge car owners to bring the cars to dealerships, where they will receive a free “update of the brake control unit software.”

Volkswagen advises car dealers to schedule owner repairs immediately and cautions anyone in possession of the recalled vehicles to drive them carefully.

In its notification to dealers, Volkswagen stated that the red parking brake indicator light on the instrument cluster would not activate if the parking brake was not applied.

“To help prevent a situation where the vehicle could roll when it is not intended to do so, owners are advised to make sure the parking brake indicator light has illuminated before leaving the vehicle.”

Previous Recall from Parent Company Volkswagen

Just a few weeks before this very recent recall from Volkswagen on February 12th, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted the recall information on its website.

Due to a flaw affecting the rearview camera display, Volkswagen is recalling a number of Tiguan, Arteon, and Audi Q3 cars.

This applies to a total number of 29,569 automobiles, including certain models from 2022–2024 Tiguans, 2023 Arteons, and 2024–2025 Audi Q3s.

The rearview camera recall states that the rearview camera image “may not display as intended” due to a malfunction in the camera control unit that happens when the car starts.

The recall states that “the driver’s ability to see areas to the rear of the vehicle may be impaired if a rearview camera image is unavailable when reversing, which may make a collision more likely.”

According to Volkswagen, owners of the recalled cars will receive notification letters from the automaker by April 11, 2025, and the camera control unit software will be upgraded for free to fix the issue.