KBA campaigns cover 72,668 Volkswagen and Cupra electric cars, and the companies are limiting charge to 80 percent

Three battery campaigns cover 72,668 Volkswagen and Cupra electric cars worldwide, including 9,881 in Germany, Electrek and Drive Tesla Canada reported on 21 October 2026, both citing Germany's KBA, the Federal Motor Transport Authority. Electrek lists manufacturer codes 93MF, 93MV, and 93W4 for the Cupra Born. Latest EV News used the same 72,668 on 24 October and said owners are advised to limit charging to 80 percent until a permanent fix. electrive rounded the action to nearly 72,700 cars, with 10,000 in Germany. This desk did not open the KBA database. The 72,668 is the total those two outlets attribute to it.

Drive Tesla Canada says the KBA total does not account for overlap. Code 93MF is 62,927 ID.3, ID.4, ID.7, and ID. Buzz models built from 13 July 2022 to 6 June 2025. Code 93MV is 5,050 of the same models, built from 18 September 2023 to 27 June 2025. Code 93W4 is 4,691 Cupra Born models, built from September 2022 to May 2024. Those three counts add to 72,668. The 9,881 German cars are inside that total. electrive says Škoda is reportedly not affected, and it lists KBA references 17137R, 17101R, and 17103R without pairing them to the manufacturer codes.

The companies' own pages name the cars and the charge limit, and they do not print the 72,668. Volkswagen UK says it is preparing a safety recall for ID.3, ID.4, and ID.7 vehicles whose high-voltage batteries were produced by a specific supplier between 2022 and 2025. That page does not name the ID. Buzz. CUPRA UK says the same kind of campaign, under code 93W4, covers CUPRA Born vehicles with high-voltage batteries from a specific supplier between 2022 and 2025. That window is wider than the September 2022 to May 2024 build range Drive Tesla Canada attributes to the KBA record for 93W4. Neither UK page shows a publication date. This desk recorded both URLs on 25 October 2026.

Volkswagen Denmark published its page on 16 October 2026. For 93MF it names the ID.3, ID.4, ID.7, ID. Buzz, and ID. Buzz Cargo built from March 2022 to June 2025, and for 93MV the same models from September 2023 to June 2025. Drive Tesla Canada's 93MF window starts later, on 13 July 2022. Denmark says a state of charge between 80 and 100 percent can overheat a cell with the suspected production deviation and, in the worst case, lead to a fire. Volkswagen UK says overheating may occur above 80 percent, posing a fire risk. Electrek quotes Volkswagen on "certain charging profiles combined with a state of charge over 80%" that "may trigger thermal propagation." Drive Tesla Canada quotes a statement it translates from German: "In rare cases, this can lead to increased thermal stress on these batteries; in extreme cases, a fire could break out." Volkswagen UK says it cannot name the supplier. Drive Tesla Canada places SK Battery America cells in the separate North American ID.4 campaign.

The charge cap is the interim step on the company pages. Volkswagen UK says the factory is limiting affected cars to 80 percent, in most cases remotely, and that a car without the limit should use the setting it calls Battery Care Mode. DC charging still works, it says, because the cap changes how full the battery may be, not which charger can be used. CUPRA UK prints the same limit and the same setting. Volkswagen Denmark expects the software update in the first quarter of 2027, says the check takes about an hour, and says the work is free. Some cars may get a warning sticker. Others may be cleared after the check. Volkswagen UK says finished work restores the original charge level, and that some cars may need modules replaced. The 2027 quarter is on the Denmark page only.

The accounts of damage already on the record differ. Volkswagen UK and CUPRA UK say there are no confirmed personal injuries, and that there have been individual cases of property damage. electrive, citing the KBA, says there have been no incidents of property damage or personal injury. Drive Tesla Canada, citing dpa, says the KBA initially knew of none.

The United States ID.4 filing is separate, and adding its count to 72,668 would mix two campaigns. Electrek says the NHTSA recall covers 22,524 ID.4 SUVs, campaign 26V630, Volkswagen number 93EX. It says owners were told that, unless they opted out by 21 October, charging would be limited to 80 percent, with the remote change showing in the app on or about 27 October 2026 and letters expected on 27 November 2026. electrive calls the same 22,524 vehicles model years 2023 to 2026. Drive Tesla Canada says the European campaigns have no matching NHTSA or Transport Canada number. This desk did not open the NHTSA file, so those figures are what Electrek and electrive report.

Owners should follow the manufacturer's and the regulator's official guidance, and check the vehicle identification number with the official recall lookup. This article is not that lookup. Volkswagen UK and CUPRA UK say affected owners will get a letter and may be asked to visit a retailer. CUPRA's page includes a VIN field for safety campaigns. Volkswagen Denmark tells owners who have a letter to book a workshop and to have the VIN ready. Both UK pages say a yellow warning lamp is a reason to contact a retailer.

Analysis

Roughly 72,700 is the rounded form of 72,668, the sum Electrek and Drive Tesla Canada attribute to three KBA campaigns. Drive Tesla Canada says the KBA does not remove a car that sits in more than one campaign. The 9,881 in Germany are part of the 72,668. The 22,524 ID.4 vehicles are the separate U.S. filing Electrek describes. The 80 percent cap is the temporary step on the manufacturer pages. Denmark's first-quarter 2027 date is that page's expectation for the software, and the UK pages do not print it.