Volkswagen recalls 5,700 ID.Buzz electric vans because their seats are too spacious

Volkswagen has recalled 2025 ID.Buzz electric vans, as a result of their rear seats are solely configured for 2 individuals however are large sufficient to suit three. In line with the NHTSA note (PDF) discovered by Electrek, Volkswagen is recalling 5,637 automobiles, which had been manufactured between September 18, 2024 and February 11, 2025. The detachable third-row of the 2025 ID.Buzz are solely fitted with seatbelts for 2 individuals. Nevertheless, its seating floor width exceeds the worth specified for 2 occupants beneath Federal Motor Car Security Commonplace No. 208, which units the requirements to cut back the variety of deaths within the occasion of a crash.

In different phrases, the third row of the 2025 ID.Buzz is large sufficient to require three seatbelts. As it’s, it'll be very simple to suit a 3rd individual in, and they’ll don’t have any safety whereas the car is on the street, growing their chance of getting injured or dying in the event that they get into an accident. Volkswagen intends to repair the problem by putting in everlasting "unpadded trim elements" to restrict the floor width the place passengers can sit on the rear bench. The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electrical van was launched within the US in November 2024 and has a beginning worth of $60,000. It has an EPA-estimated vary of 234 miles on a full cost and is available in a number of potential coloration schemes.

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