Volkswagen’s prolonged emissions recall in Germany has moved to a new phase as the country’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved the technical solutions for the Volkswagen Passat, CC and Eos models with 2.0l TDI EA 189 engines.
Over 800,000 vehicles affected by the diesel issue are now to be recalled as soon as possible. The affected owners will receive letters from the automaker and can then arrange a service appointment with a Volkswagen partner workshop immediately.
German customers will be informed in two stages. In the first stage, all of the affected owners have already received a letter agreed with the KBA, which informed them that their car is covered by the retrofit campaign. Now they will receive a second letter, asking them to make an appointment with an authorised Volkswagen partner of their choice. In several stages, the owners of the affected Passat, CC and Eos models with 2.0l TDI engines with power outputs of 81 kW, 100 kW and 103 kW will also receive such a letter.
Following the retrofit, the cars will meet all legal requirements. The KBA has also confirmed that the technical solutions for these models will not result in any changes to the fuel consumption, performance or noise emissions of the vehicles concerned. The KBA had previously confirmed this for all of the other vehicles for which the recall has been approved to date.
As expected, Volkswagen customers will not have to bear any costs for these technical measures. In addition, all customers will be offered a suitable replacement mobility option for free as part of the recall process.
The launch of the recall campaign, which was initially planned for the second quarter of 2016 for affected cars with 1.2l TDI EA189 engines however, will be delayed as the company has yet to receive approval for the technical solutions for other high-volume models with the affected 2.0l TDI engines.
