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Volkswagen's latest proposed fix for the 2.0 TDI EA 189 engines affected by Dieselgate in Europe has been approved by Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).
This means that over 800,000 cars that feature that engine and are therefore illegal will be recalled in the following months. Owners should start receiving official letters from Volkswagen concerning the matter in the following days.
The 2.0 TDI version of the EA 189 engine can be found in various Volkswagen models, including the Passat, CC and the recently discontinued Eos convertible.
“The launch of the retrofit campaign for the Passat, CC and Eos models involves a large number of cars that will now be recalled to the workshops. I am pleased that the retrofitting of over 800,000 of our customers' cars can now begin. Our dealerships and service partners are well prepared for the campaign.” said Jürgen Stackmann, member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand responsible for Sales, Marketing and After-Sales.
Three power output versions of the mentioned 2.0 TDI engine are affected: the 81 kW (110 PS), 100 kW (136 PS) and 103 kW (140 PS). Apparently, all German TDI owners that are affected have already been sent a letter agreed with the KBA, which informed them that their vehicles will be part of a “retrofit campaign.”
Now that the KBA has approved VW's latest fix, the ones with the power outputs mentioned above will receive a second letter that will ask them to make an appointment with an authorized Volkswagen service of their own choice.
While a recall campaign for the smaller, 1.2 TDI EA 189 engined vehicles, was supposed to start in the second quarter of 2016, it will now be delayed, since VW's fix for those hasn't been yet approved by the KBA yet. Other models fitted with affected 2.0 TDI engines are also waiting for a retrofit kit to be approved by the German regulator. As some of you already know, the Wolfsburg carmaker has only managed to fix approximately 50,000 cars affected by the Dieselgate cheating scheme in Europe so far, so it may take a while to repair approximately 8.5 million vehicles.
The 2.0 TDI version of the EA 189 engine can be found in various Volkswagen models, including the Passat, CC and the recently discontinued Eos convertible.
“The launch of the retrofit campaign for the Passat, CC and Eos models involves a large number of cars that will now be recalled to the workshops. I am pleased that the retrofitting of over 800,000 of our customers' cars can now begin. Our dealerships and service partners are well prepared for the campaign.” said Jürgen Stackmann, member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand responsible for Sales, Marketing and After-Sales.
Three power output versions of the mentioned 2.0 TDI engine are affected: the 81 kW (110 PS), 100 kW (136 PS) and 103 kW (140 PS). Apparently, all German TDI owners that are affected have already been sent a letter agreed with the KBA, which informed them that their vehicles will be part of a “retrofit campaign.”
Now that the KBA has approved VW's latest fix, the ones with the power outputs mentioned above will receive a second letter that will ask them to make an appointment with an authorized Volkswagen service of their own choice.
While a recall campaign for the smaller, 1.2 TDI EA 189 engined vehicles, was supposed to start in the second quarter of 2016, it will now be delayed, since VW's fix for those hasn't been yet approved by the KBA yet. Other models fitted with affected 2.0 TDI engines are also waiting for a retrofit kit to be approved by the German regulator. As some of you already know, the Wolfsburg carmaker has only managed to fix approximately 50,000 cars affected by the Dieselgate cheating scheme in Europe so far, so it may take a while to repair approximately 8.5 million vehicles.
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