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2021 Volkswagen ID.4

Model year 2021: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Nov 4, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

11 recalls for the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

Feb 27, 2025. Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl); service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module

NHTSA counts 60,490 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 25V-120

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 4, 2024. Structure: body: door: handle: exterior

NHTSA counts 99,064 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-651

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 15, 2024. Equipment: electrical: infotainment: software; back over prevention: software; electrical system: instrument panel: speedometer/odometer

NHTSA counts 79,965 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-344

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 3, 2023. Structure: body: door: handle: exterior

NHTSA counts 35,325 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-312

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 1, 2023. Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery: management system/energy control module (bms/becm): software

NHTSA counts 20,904 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-040

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 2, 2022. Air bags: frontal

NHTSA counts 55 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-858

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 16, 2022. Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery

NHTSA counts 356 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-162

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 3, 2021. Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

NHTSA counts 1 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-852

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 5, 2021. Seat belts: rear/other: retractor; seat belts

NHTSA counts 45,496 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-606

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 4, 2021. Seat belts: rear/other: retractor; seat belts

NHTSA counts 12,060 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-607

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 2, 2021. Exterior lighting: headlights

NHTSA counts 3,240 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-413

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

340 complaints to NHTSA, received from May 20, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026.

  • 28 complaints told of a crash, and 1 complaint of a fire.
  • Together they report 24 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4: 5 stars overall, every version.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
ID.4, SUV, AWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 10.9% chance of rolling over; no tip
ID.4, SUV, RWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 10.3% chance of rolling over

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: standard.
  • Lane departure warning: standard.
  • Crash imminent braking: standard.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Nov 4, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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