Fire hazard: VW, Audi, Škoda, Seat recall a total of 40,000 cars
Created: 04/01/2022 10:17 am
By: Patricia Huber
Due to the risk of fire, VW has to recall 40,000 cars © Moritz Frankenberg/dpa
The carmaker Volkswagen has to recall 40,000 cars because of the risk of fire.
Two visits to the workshop are necessary to rectify the problem.
Wolfsburg – The car manufacturer Volkswagen* has to recall around 40,000 vehicles in Germany.
Models of the brands VW, Audi, Škoda and Seat are affected.
The reason for the recall is a possible fire hazard, as reported by the
ADAC
.
VW, Audi & Co.: These models could catch fire
The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) therefore warns: "Insufficient attachment of the engine design cover can lead to contact with hot parts and consequently to fire." In fact, this was already the case with 16 cars, as the KBA states.
The following models are affected:
VW: Arteon, Golf, Tiguan, T-Roc, Passat (year of construction 2020 to 2022)
Audi*: TT, Q3 (year of construction 2020 to 2022)
Cupra: Ateca, Formentor, Leon (year of construction 2021 to 2022)
Seat: Tarraco (year of construction 2021 to 2022)
Skoda: Octavia, Kodiaq, Suberb (year of construction 2020 to 2022)
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VW recall: Affected cars have to go to the workshop twice
Owners of the affected cars must then bring them to the workshop.
However, this requires two appointments.
The first involves removing the old component, i.e. the engine cover.
The risk of fire is averted for the time being and removal only takes a few minutes.
However, it could still take a little while before the new cover comes on the engine, which is why a second workshop visit is then necessary.
Because according to
ADAC
information, the required spare part is not yet available.
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