VW is facing a huge recall: serious defects have been found in the Golf 8. The auto group has already stopped delivery.
- The largest German industrial company VW is facing a recall * of its new Golf 8
- Software problems with the Golf 8 lead to the emergency assistant not working
- Whether further models and subsidiaries of VW are affected is currently being examined
Kassel - The German carmaker VW has to be prepared for a recall for its new Golf 8 . Deliveries for the new Golf 8 were stopped by VW on Thursday (14.05.2020) for the time being. Since then, no new cars in the series have been delivered to end customers. The Golf production goes according to the VW Corporation anyway. But the finished new cars stay in the warehouse for now.
VW: Possible recall of the Golf 8 - that's the reason
The impending recall at the VW group is caused by software problems. The Golf 8 affects the electronic emergency assistant eCall. According to VW , reliable data transmission on the control unit cannot be guaranteed.
According to the largest German industrial group, the problem was identified during internal tests in the VW group. The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has not yet made a decision about a possible recall . However, this is expected in the next few days after the provisional stop of deliveries. To fix the problem with Golf 8 models , a software update might be enough. It remains to be seen whether this will be ordered.
VW: The Golf 8 may be affected by a recall - there are serious problems with the emergency call assistant.
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VW: A possible recall of the Golf 8 would affect thousands of customers
On Friday, May 15th, 2020, it became known from corporate circles that at least 30,000 brands of the new Golf 8 are affected by the software problems and that a callback * may be pending.
The new Golf 8 of VW -Konzerns has hoped for more teething problems than the automaker from Wolfsburg. In 2019, 100,000 vehicles of the Golf 8 series should actually already be produced at the Wolfsburg site . In the end, however, just under 8,400 pieces of the new model were completed. The VW group's employee representatives also received harsh criticism in the past week.
#Fault alarms caused by the automatic #vehicle - # emergency call system #eCall caused problems for the #fire brigade Schmallenberg (NW): https://t.co/LzN1bVaEip [4175] pic.twitter.com/kCO4IPTysA
- Feuerwehr-Magazin (@feuerwehrmag) March 7, 2019VW: That's why the new Golf 8 is likely to be recalled
A spokesman for the company VW pointed out that it has been mandatory in the EU to install such an emergency call facility since 2018. According to the editors, this makes a recall of the new Golf 8 more likely. According to the EU regulation of March 31, 2018, new car models in the European Union must be equipped with the eCall early warning system.
In the event of a serious accident, the operator is able to independently notify the European emergency number 112. According to the regulation, the system, which is also installed in the new Golf 8 model , must also be able to be triggered manually.
VW: Not only the Golf 8 is affected by a possible recall
Not only VW has stopped delivery of its Golf 8 , car maker Skoda is not currently delivering its Octavia model. Since the model of the Czech sister brand of the VW group has a similar structure, it is likely that some vehicles could malfunction here as well. A recall could also be likely here.
The basic structure of the Golf 8 is similar to the Octavia, the Seat Leon and the new variant of the Audi A3. It is currently being investigated whether there are software problems with the two models.
Recall: BMW has also had to recall some of its cars recently
This month, May, BMW and Toyota vehicles were already affected by a recall. It remains to be seen whether the VW Golf-8 will go this far.
But not only in the automotive industry there have been recalls recently . Such a recall * also affected a disinfectant.
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