Volkswagen will recall its premium sedans, Passat, Jetta and Beetle hatchback globally. A total of 26,452 units of aforementioned vehicles powered by 1.8 litre turbocharged engines manufactured between February 1st and February 6th, 2014 will be recalled. The company has informed the National Highway and Safety Administration regarding the recall which is being conducted over defect in oil cooler in the automatic units. Volkswagen has not confirmed if the recall includes cars manufactured for the domestic market, however rumors are doing the rounds that Volkswagen could conduct the recall in sub-continent.
The defect is found in the vehicles powered with 1.8 litre turbocharged motors, company has specified that affected vehicles are equipped with the faulty O-ring seals in the transmission air cooler. This leads to fluid leakage as the O-ring does not fully affix between the oil-cooler and transmission. In adverse condition, this could further cause a fire. The root cause behind this defect is the change in the material utilized by the supplier for producing the component, confirmed Volkswagen.
Volkswagen recalls 26,452 units of Passat, Jetta and Beetle
Under the recall, Volkswagen will replace the faulty O-ring with a new one. Customers will not be charged anything for the replacement. Until now no incidence of any of the affected vehicle catching fire has been reported. Customers will be notified about the recall and replacement will be done at the authorized dealer of Volkswagen. The issue in 1.8 litre Passat, Jetta and Beetle came into site in March 2014.After completing the investigation, Volkswagen asked its dealers to stop accepting bookings for the affected models manufactured in 2014.
Besides Volkswagen, Toyota also announced recall of its popular MPV, Innova in India. Around 44,989 units of the MPV produced between February 2005 and December 2008 were recalled over defect in spiral cable mounted on the steering wheel. India’s largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India also recalled 103,311units of its popular compact sedan Swift Dzire along with flagship hatchback Swift and LUV Ertiga. The recall was conducted to replace faulty fuel neck filler in the affected vehicles manufactured between November 2, 2013 and February 4, 2014.
Another auto maker who hails from Japan, Nissan, too conducted a voluntary recall of 22,188 units of Micra hatchback and Sunny sedan in India. The affected units of both the vehicles manufactured between June 2012 and March 2013 were recalled. In the affected vehicles, company replaced faulty braking system. However, the recall was not limited to India and was also conducted in other countries including Africa, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East markets and Asia.
