Η Volkswagen ανακαλεί εθελοντικά 26.452 αυτοκίνητα με τον 1.800άρη TSI

Στις αρχές του μήνα είχαμε διαβάσει ότι η Volkswagen σταματάει την πώληση 3 μοντέλων της στην Αμερική εξαιτίας διαρροής στη μετάδοση και σήμερα ανακοίνωσε εθελοντική ανάκληση 26.452 αυτοκινήτων, των Jetta, Passat και Beetle/Beetle Convertible με τον 1.800άρη κινητήρα EA888 και το αυτόματο κιβώτιο DSG που παρήχθησαν από την 1η Φεβρουαρίου μέχρι 6 Απριλίου.

Σύμφωνα με την VW τα συγκεκριμένα αυτοκίνητα διαθέτουν κακής στεγανοποίησης “δαχτυλίδι” στο

ψυγείο λαδιού του κιβωτίου ταχυτήτων και είναι πιθανό αυτό να προκαλέσει διαρροή υγρών και ενδεχόμενα φωτιά, και μόνο τα 1.655 ανήκουν σε πελάτες της εταιρίας.

Η VW κατηγορεί τον προμηθευτή της για το πρόβλημα, ισχυριζόμενη μια αλλαγή ενός υλικού.

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VOLKSWAGEN ISSUES VOLUNTARY RECALL

Herndon, VA (April 21, 2014) – Volkswagen considers the safety and satisfaction of its consumers and passengers as a top priority. As such, Volkswagen of America today notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will be issuing a voluntary safety recall affecting the automatic transmission oil cooler on certain 2014 model year Volkswagen vehicles with a 1.8T engine and torque-converter automatic transmission.

The recall affects 26,452 model year 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, Passat, Beetle and Beetle Convertible vehicles produced between February 1, 2014 and April 6, 2014. Of the 26,452 affected vehicles, 1,655 are customer cars. Due to a supplier material change during the production of the transmission oil cooler, the O-ring seals in affected vehicles are out of specification. If the O-rings do not completely seal between the oil cooler and transmission, a fluid leak may result.

To fix the issue, Volkswagen will replace the defective O-ring with a new one, at no cost to the customer. No fires, accidents, injuries or vehicle fires have been reported. Volkswagen will notify all owners of affected vehicles and will instruct them to arrange for an appointment with an authorized Volkswagen dealer.

About Volkswagen of America, Inc.Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWoA) is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VWoA’s operations in the United States include research and development, parts and vehicle processing, parts distribution centers, sales, marketing and service offices, financial service centers, and its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s largest producers of passenger cars and Europe’s largest automaker. VWoA sells the Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Eos, Golf, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Passat, CC, Tiguan, and Touareg vehicles through approximately 630 independent U.S. dealers