Or, as the Engineer said, “The bridge never fell down while I was driving across it!”.Because I own it, it is fantastic car and I have 33,000 miles on it.
I wonder if VW can minimize the number of recall notices by rolling the BMS fix into the software update campaign and updating as many cars as they can before their March 31 deadline. Try to alarm as few people as possible...My 2021 with a production complete date of Dec 20, 2021, also shows no recall yet on the VW or NHTSA site, but it looks like the deadline for informing owners about the recall is March 31, 2023, so we shall see.
I took delivery of mine 7/1/22, Being it was built in Germany,slow ride on the boat, train ride up the west coast, showed up to the dealer middle of June, I’m assuming mine is Involved in the recall, guess I’ll wait and see.My 2021 with a production complete date of Dec 20, 2021, also shows no recall yet on the VW or NHTSA site, but it looks like the deadline for informing owners about the recall is March 31, 2023, so we shall see.
In the NHTSA document, it looks like the BMS software fix was implemented in all vehicles made after "CW49/2021" (Calendar Week 49, 2021, i.e. week of Dec 5, 2021) and for the pulse inverter software update all cars built after "CW20/2022"(Calendar Week 20, 2022, i.e. May 15, 2022). So if that's correct, then my car should already have the updated BMS software, but not the pulse inverter software. I guess I'll find out pretty soon whether or not that warrants a recall.
Because, in some cases, its the only way to get action (whether remediation of a problem or compensation) from large corporations that would otherwise just bully, and screw the little guy. Without the spectre of class action, VW would have just paid their fine to the federal government for Dieselgate and just swept the little guy under the carpet. If companies like VW acted more responsibly, the need for entire classes to sue would be reduced.Here is that phrase again. Why are we so quick in this country to threaten the need for a lawyer every time there is a bump in the road? Nobody wins these things except the lawyers. I do remember getting a check for one of these actions years ago for $0.12 USD. Such a deal.
Notice I won't even type the 3 word phrase. Ridiculous.
But you never get action, even with a class action. The consumers may get something of nominal value, and the lawyers get rich.Because, in some cases, its the only way to get action (whether remediation of a problem or compensation) from large corporations that would otherwise just bully, and screw the little guy. Without the spectre of class action, VW would have just paid their fine to the federal government for Dieselgate and just swept the little guy under the carpet. If companies like VW acted more responsibly, the need for entire classes to sue would be reduced.
My understanding from the NHTSA recall doc is that March 31 is the date by which they have to give notice to owners and dealers that a recall is under way; it is not the date by which they have to have the issue fixed.I wonder if VW can minimize the number of recall notices by rolling the BMS fix into the software update campaign and updating as many cars as they can before their March 31 deadline. Try to alarm as few people as possible...
www.valeo.com
and, from there:
ID.4 owners will be contacted toward the end of March by VW dealers to schedule the work
Sure but that's their reporters hot take on the same source material we're all looking at.and, from there:
Good point.Sure but that's their reporters hot take on the same source material we're all looking at.
That is why I am not overly anxious about this issue. I want it fixed of course, but this sounds less worrisome than the Takata airbags, the most concerning recall I have been affected by.And unlike a gas car stalling (which has happened to me on highways) you don’t lose power steering and power brakes.
I guess all of us early adopters are affected if going by build dates. I wouldn't count on the lack of a D in the VIN, the parts and software were all the same.VIN range excludes all First Editions (position 4 = D)
My First Edition build date is Feb 2020. I'm clear of the manufacture date window as well.I guess all of us early adopters are affected if going by build dates. I wouldn't count on the lack of a D in the VIN, the parts and software were all the same.
