May 6700 VW vehicles have entered the trade, in which not-yet-released prototype parts were installed. Because the manufacturer has failed to document the non-standard construction, with a callback.
Wolfsburg (dpa) – In the case of the recall of cars due to faulty documents, Volkswagen has begun, customers to write. In the second half of November, more precisely since the 47. Calendar week, you’ve sent the first Letter, shared with VW.
aim is for the cars to buy back in order to fix possible shortcomings. “There was a failure to document what serial is in the affected vehicles, in accordance with”, said a VW spokesman in the last week.
According to VW figures, and had an internal Review that between 2006 and Fenomenbet 2018 may not be about 6700 cars in a state of construction markets, which corresponds to the standard condition. May cars from the current series production or pre-production vehicles to share with not-yet-released Prototypes have been converted. Whether the series was made before the sale, was not documented. From the smallest Up, Polo, Golf and Passat, the Touareg and the electric e-Golf, several cars were affected.
as a Precautionary measure, vehicles should be checked, because “limitations of the safety systems” could not be ruled out, a spokesman said. However, there is a wide variety of changes to the paint in the engine compartment that go through the standard state.
The Federal transport Ministry had previously stated that it was a mandatory recall, because the car “are inadmissible in the traffic”. “VW will buy back the vehicles of the customers, so that any risk can be excluded for traffic safety.” Accidents due to non-standard equipment of the former Pre-production vehicle, it was not according to Volkswagen so far.