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Volkswagen then decided to recall around 8.5 million cars in Europe, [160] about a third of all its car deliveries since 2009. [164] KBA requires Volkswagen to send a recall plan to KBA before the end of October for 2.0-litre cars, and end of November for 1.2 and 1.6-litre cars. [163] If KBA approves a plan, Volkswagen can then start handling ...
Volkswagen and Audi have been called to the NHTSA's office again, this time over tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) and an infotainment system voltage regulator. Volkswagen and Audi recall ...
A product recall is a request from a manufacturer to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects that might endanger the consumer or put the maker or seller at risk of legal action. Product recalls are one of a number of corrective actions that can be taken for products that are deemed to be unsafe.
However, it received scrutiny for numerous safety and quality issues, which led to a record number of recalls and a sales collapse. [89] Car and Driver named the Citation one of the most embarrassing award winners in history due to its numerous build quality and safety issues: "Things started going terribly wrong as soon as the X-car got in the ...
Volkswagen is recalling more than 271,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the front passenger air bag may not inflate in a crash. VW says in documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators that ...
In January 2017, VW pleaded guilty to the emissions scandal and agreed to pay US$4.3 billion in penalties. As of January 2019, 13 VW employees have been indicted, including former CEO Martin Winterkorn. In addition, two former executives (Oliver Schmidt and James Robert Liang) have pleaded guilty in US court and sentenced to prison terms. [10] [11]
In case of safety issues, danger, product defect, [10] [11] or faulty procedure during the manufacturing of the motor vehicle, the maker can request to return either a batch or the entire production run. This procedure is called product recall. Product recalls happen in every industry and can be production-related or stem from raw materials.
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