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Two days ago, we informed you that Volkswagen has made an announcement that it will soon recall 3,23,700 diesel cars in India. The decision was taken after a meeting was held between the VW Group and Ministry of Heavy Industries. The Ministry as well as ARAI had stated that the cars were found to be emitting nitrogen oxide at the rate, which is 5-9 times more than that found during laboratory testing and are fitted with a defeat device. However, the automaker has called it a 'voluntary recall' and has denied reports of using any defeat device.
As per the company's claims, the recalled cars carrying EA 189 engine need to “be in line with the latest technical updates”. It has also argued that none of the tested models have violated any emission norm set by Indian Government. The vehicles with 2-litre engine will undergo a software update, while those available with 1.5 and 1.6 litre units will receive a 'flow transformer' alongside software update. Besides, for the 1.2 litre unit, details are likely to be disclosed at a later date.
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The company hasn't explained anything about this “software update”. Interestingly, it has decided to upgrade only the diesel ones, which are co-incidentally accused to violate emission norms. After the upgradation, the fuel consumption, performance data, handling as well as safety will remain unaffected. The procedure will commence from the first quarter of January, 2016 and customers will be contacted through the dealerships.
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