Volkswagen has recalled 2025 ID.Buzz electrical vans, as a result of their rear seats are solely configured for 2 folks however are vast sufficient to suit three. Based on the NHTSA be aware (PDF) discovered by Electrek, Volkswagen is recalling 5,637 autos, 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 folks. Nonetheless, its seating floor width exceeds the worth specified for 2 occupants beneath Federal Motor Car Security Customary No. 208, which units the requirements to scale back the variety of deaths within the occasion of a crash.
In different phrases, the third row of the 2025 ID.Buzz is vast sufficient to require three seatbelts. As it’s, it’s going to be very straightforward to suit a 3rd particular person in, and they’re going to haven’t any safety whereas the car is on the highway, rising 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 components” 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 doable shade schemes.
