Two emissions-cheating devices found.
57,600 cars. That’s the number of Volkswagen Touareg that will have to be brought back to dealerships for a fix after German authorities found not one, but two separate systems that violate its emissions regulations, it has emerged.
It seems that the emissions cheating programs were detected by the German Federal Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA) during extensive investigations into the 3.0-litre diesel engine that the Touareg comes with.
According to the KBA, the Touareg they examined had an emissions-lowering program that would kick in when it detected it was being put through its paces on a roller-bed, the usual circumstances that surround emissions testing. A second defrauding system was found with the AdBlue emissions treatment system, which would limit the amount of the liquid being injected into the exhausts.
This is the second time that the KBA have taken action against Volkswagen Group SUVs for their emissions-testing defrauding devices, with the authorities back in July issuing a stop-sale order on the Porsche Cayenne diesel due to the discovery of similar systems.
Last week, a Volkswagen exec said to have played a critical role in the Dieselgate saga was jailed for 7-years for his involvement.
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