I can see a physically damaged sensor not being covered under warranty. It’s not much different from a rock chip in the windshield. Good to know they can be r&r’d by the owner.

 

I guess I should have mentioned that I had seen other in other threads that some folks were hoping to get it warrantied, I understand it was damaged by a stone most likely and not under warranty, however I wanted to save them the time lost going to dealer hoping to have it warrantied. I will however add that it does not seem to be a durable part with several reports of damaged sensors having been reported on this site and on reddit. It also seems suspicious that VW would put out a service bulletin to the dealers if this wasn't becoming an oft replaced part.

 

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All my last Volkswagens also had the sensors but were always spray painted in the body color.
Perhaps because of that extra layer of hard paint, they were better protected against damage from stone chips.

 

I just brought our 2023 ID.4 in for broken sensor that was painted, so it doesn't seem to matter if it is painted or not. They quoted $685.50 to replace (includes painting). I said that is crazy and asked them why they are chipping so easily as we have never had sensors chip on our Toyota, Chevy, nor Honda vehicles. Sensors stopped working at 9,000 miles on my ID.4 due to apparent chip (which is interesting because I looked closely at all sensors several times). I'm waiting to hear back.

 

It does seem like they should be made of more durable material, at least the ones on the front.