Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery (Webasto)
Vehicle equipment recall 26E-009. NHTSA received Webasto Thermo & Comfort NA, INC’s report on Mar 5, 2026.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Webasto Thermo & Comfort NA, INC’s report on Mar 5, 2026. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.
Webasto Thermo & Comfort NA, INC (Webasto) is recalling certain CV Standard Gen1 Batteries part numbers 5613175, 5610618, and 5610610 that include Samsung SDI Co cell in a 2P configuration.
The high voltage batteries may fail.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery.
What should you do?
Webasto will install a new software update, free of charge. Notification schedule has not yet been determined. Vehicle owners may contact their respective vehicle manufacturer’s customer service phone number listed in each vehicle recall.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 89 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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Part no.
5610283B
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Webasto CV Standard Gen1 BatteryBuilt from Jul 1, 2020 to Aug 1, 2024
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Webasto Thermo & Comfort NA, INC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.