In the Volkswagen Group, tens of thousands of 2020 models have to be returned to the workshop: The Audi, Seat and Skoda brands are now also recalling the brake pedal.
In December it became known that
VW is
recalling
many thousands of cars from various model series
.
The main issue is a possible problem with the
brake pedal
.
Now the campaign affects
other group brands
.
Vehicles
at
Audi
,
Seat
and
Skoda also
have to be ordered into the workshop.
It only affects SUVs.
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Wolfsburg / Munich - In mid-December it was announced that manufacturer
Volkswagen *
almost 40,000 vehicles worldwide due to
problems with the brake pedal
a
recall
must undergo.
It is now clear: The campaign must be expanded, because thousands of models from the group brands
Audi *
,
Skoda
and
Seat are also
affected.
VW recall extended: Group brands Audi, Seat and Skoda also affected
At manufacturer VW, the model series Golf, Tiguan, Touran and T-Roc are affected, in
Germany
alone the campaign
affects 17,600 versions of the compact vehicle classes.
In the meantime, however, it is clear that thousands more cars with the
DSG automatic transmission will have
to go to the workshops for a follow-up examination.
The following vehicle types are affected:
Audi
Q2 and Q3
Seat
Ateca and Tarraco
Skoda
Karoq and Kodiaq
Noticeable: The new models all belong to the SUV category.
As the
Federal Motor Transport Authority
announced, the plate of the
brake pedal could
deform
in the corresponding series from last year's production
, in the worst case even loosen.
A possibly
faulty welded joint
is
decisive for the
recall
in the VW Group
.
Recall in the Volkswagen Group: SUV model series from Audi and Co. are added
In addition to the fact that only
Volkswagen models
with
dual clutch transmissions are
affected, there is another restriction that is important with regard to foreign markets: only left-hand drive cars are
affected
by the recall campaign * in
January 2021
.
Together with the
VW model series
communicated in December,
the total of the Group
models
affected worldwide is around
63,300
.
Only cars with dual clutch transmissions (DSG) are affected.
The service actions have the following IDs inside the factory:
VW:
46i6.
Audi:
46i7.
Seat:
46i9.
Skoda:
46i5.
Meanwhile,
VW boss Herbert Diess is working flat out
on the realignment of the Wolfsburg-based group.
He
doesn't
shy away from
sports car icons
* either.
In addition,
bottlenecks in semiconductors
* are becoming a problem for German carmakers: VW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz have to cut back their production, and concerns are also growing at BMW *.
(PF)
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