VW Group to start emission recall in India with Skoda Superb

In December 2015, the Volkswagen Group had announced that it would be recalling 3.24 lakh cars in India as part of the global emission recall. This would include cars from Volkswagen, Skoda, and Audi. But before initiating the recall, the company had to seek approval of the proposed technical solution from government authorities. Nine months later, the automotive group has got all necessary approvals and is finally preparing to recall the affected cars in a phased manner from the end of September 2016.

The first model likely to be recalled is the previous generation of the Skoda Superb, which was discontinued in 2015 in order to make way for the new-gen model. The Superb is powered by the 2.0-litre EA 189 common-rail diesel engine, which was one of the affected engines in the dieselgate scandal.

The Volkswagen Group has already made it clear that the 1.2-litre and 2.0-litre diesel engines will only be given a software update, while the 1.5-litre unit will also get a hardware change. This change will essentially be a plastic filter that will be placed inside the engine's air intake.

The company claims that the recall is completely voluntary in nature. Authorised dealers will be contacting the owners of the affected cars in order to inform them about the recall. Needless to say, all expenses of the recall process will be taken care of by the company.

Source: Autocar India