Brand volkswagen announced this week huge recall campaign world. This applies to almost 270,000 cars from a German manufacturer. Defective airbags will be especially questionable.
Which models does this apply to?
The current recalls involve vehicles ” which were delivered to hot countries, such as South America“, said a spokesman for the group. According to the KBA (Kraftfahrtbundesamt), which is the federal agency for cross-Rhine traffic, ” However, it cannot be ruled out that some vehicles also made their way to Germany.“.
The recall concerns individual versions of the models Golf, Trade wind, Lysychka (equivalent to Polo), pickup truck Saveiro and a Brazilian sedan Travel. We are talking about models of 2013-2017 years of release.
🔶 Volkswagen: VW ruft Hunderttausende Autos zurück
🔸 Wegen fehlerhafter Airbags nimmt der VW-Konzern weltweit rund 270,000 Autos vom Markt. Volkswagen zufolge könnten auch einzelne Fahrzeuge in Deutschland affected sein.
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What is the malfunction?
All these car models are equipped with airbags from the Japanese manufacturer Takata. According to the German traffic service, this poses a significant threat. Malfunction of the gas generator front airbags can lead to uncontrolled deployment and detachment of metal fragments that can injure people who are in the room“. Many accidents have already happened in different countries.
The reminder is less important than in the past
If we compare the numbers, this recall is not the most important. Far from it! In 2017, Volkswagen had to recall nearly 4.9 million vehicles to repair shops due to potentially faulty airbags. Considered? A low-quality inflator that can falsely deploy an airbag.
Source: Auto Plus
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