Over 3,700 Volkswagen EVs recalled in Canada due to increased crash risk – National | 24CA News
Volkswagen is recalling 3,759 of its electrical Audi autos from the Canadian market resulting from doable threat of crash.
Transport Canada stated in a recall discover Saturday that on a number of the autos “if you spill liquid on the rear seat, the gateway control module could be damaged.”
“If this happens, the vehicle may enter emergency mode and suddenly lose power to the wheels,” based on the company, leading to a doable crash.
The affected Audi vehicles embody mannequin A6 and A7 bought between the years 2019 and 2022, RS 6 and RS 7 bought within the years 2021 and 2022, and fashions S6 and S7 bought between 2020 and 2022.
However, the power-steering and braking methods “will continue to work.”
“You may also see warning messages on the instrument panel when this happens,” the company stated, including that Audi will notify impacted house owners by e-mail, and they are going to be required to take their autos to the vendor for putting in a protecting cowl on the gateway management module.
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