“Volkswagen ID. Buzz (2025) Recall: Faulty Brake Light Warning Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/82136-volkswagen-id-buzz-2025-recall-faulty-brake-light-warning-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #25V233000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V233000).
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. recalled certain 2025 ID. Buzz vehicles due to an incorrectly displayed brake warning light that may fail to alert drivers to critical safety information, increasing crash risk, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on April 10, 2025. Dealers will update the instrument panel software free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
Volkswagen ID. Buzz, 2025
What to do
Dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
The hazard
The brake system warning light on the instrument panel display may be the incorrect symbol and color. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 135 and 101. An incorrectly displayed warning light can fail to alert the driver to critical safety information, increasing the risk of a crash.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has 276 other recalls on record since 2014-10-20. Other recent recalls include a 2026-10-14 steering recall for the Volkswagen Audi Q3 (2019), a 2026-09-30 battery fire risk recall for the Volkswagen ID.4, and a 2026-09-10 engine stall and camera failure recall for the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints for the 2025 VOLKSWAGEN ID. BUZZ, with the latest received on 2026-10-06.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025 ID. Buzz has a brake warning light that shows the wrong symbol or color. The recall covers vehicles where this issue affects compliance with federal brake safety standards.
Brand
Volkswagen
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Update Software
Dealers will update the instrument panel software for free to correct the warning light display.
Contact Customer Service
Owners can contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 for assistance with the recall.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90A2.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 57 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Volkswagen
We’ve drafted a message you can send Volkswagen to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V233000 — Volkswagen ID. Buzz (2025) Recall: Faulty Brake Light Warning Risk
Hello,
I own a Volkswagen ID. Buzz (2025) Recall: Faulty Brake Light Warning Risk that is covered by recall 25V233000 from Volkswagen.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90A2.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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