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The company’s letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated the door handles could allow water to enter the circuit board assembly, which may lead to the doors opening unexpectedly.

According to Volkswagen, the production halt could last until the beginning of next year as it works to resolve the issue.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The whole recalls happen in clusters strikes again

https://electrek.co/2024/09/24/kia-recall-12400-ev9-suvs-faulty-remote-parking-assist/

Not sure if VW was first or not, but assuming they were, I think we should expect at least 2 more.

Edit here's another

https://apnews.com/article/jeep-recall-park-outdoors-fire-risk-d201d4a90b271da96724f77ec034e459

Battery fire risk - Stop charge and park outdoor on Jeep hybrid

Edit and another

https://cnevpost.com/2024/09/29/byd-recalls-evs-fire-risk/

Fire risk not from battery but bad capacitor on circuit board.

Edit and now Tesla

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/business/tesla-cybertruck-recall-october-2024?cid=ios_app