The owners of certain 2015-2016 Volkswagen e-Golf electric vehicles will be contacted by the manufacturer about a problem that could lead to sudden unexpected shutdown. Under certain conditions, oversensitive diagnostics in the battery management system may classify a brief internal electrical current surge as a critical battery condition. This could cause an emergency shutdown which will deactivates the vehicle’s electrical drive motor.

Dealers will fix the problem by updating the battery management software. Owners wanting more information about the defect are asked to contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen’s number for this recall is 93B4 and the NHTSA campaign number is 16V-138.