VW Halts Sale of Some ID.4 EVs Over Risk Doors Will Fling Open

Volkswagen AG has ordered dealers in the U.S. and Canada to stop selling its ID.4 electric SUV because its doors might open while in motion, and the German carmaker doesn’t yet have a fix for the problem.

Nearly 18,000 vehicles built at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory may have door handles that are malfunctioning because of water seeping in, according to a stop-sale notice dated April 3. This can “cause a situation where a vehicle door could open unexpectedly” at low speed, VW said.

Volkswagen’s ID.4 electric SUV.

Source: Volkswagen AG

First reports of ID.4 driver and passenger doors opening surfaced in January, prompting supplier U-Shin Ltd. ...