Urgent recall! Volkswagen, BMW

Source: Hebei News Network WeChat synthesized from the website of the State Administration for Market Regulation

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Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. and FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. recalled some imported vehicles

Recently, Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. and FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the State Administration for Market Regulations in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations on the Administration of the Recall of Defective Automobile Products and the Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations on the Administration of the Recall of Defective Automobile Products, and decided to recall the following vehicles.

1. Effective February 28, 2022, Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. will recall some of the 2015-2019 imported Beetle, Suncool, Golf, Sharon, Tourwei and Weilan series vehicles manufactured between June 1, 2015 and July 16, 2019, totaling 30,639 vehicles.

2. From February 28, 2022, FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. will recall some imported Audi A1 series vehicles of the 2015-2018 model from June 18, 2015 to January 27, 2018, totaling 6,455 units.

Vehicles covered by the above recall are equipped with 1.2TSI and 1.4TSI engines produced within a specified period of time, and due to manufacturing deviations in the production process, there may be insufficient tightening torque of the oil rail bolts, resulting in bolt loosening during the use of the vehicle. In extreme cases, the seal of the injector nozzle may be broken, causing fuel leakage, and the risk of fire cannot be ruled out, and there is a safety hazard.

Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. and FAW-Volkswagen AG will commission authorized dealers to replace the engine rail bolts free of charge for vehicles covered by the recall and tighten the bolts according to the new tightening method to eliminate safety hazards.

Emergency measures: If the user notices an abnormal fuel odor during the use of the vehicle, he or she should contact the authorized dealer for inspection as soon as possible.

3. Effective December 24, 2021, FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. will expand the recall of some imported Audi A6 Avant and A7 vehicles from September 25, 2020 to May 18, 2021, totaling 14 vehicles.

Due to the software cooperation problem of the engine and the transmission control unit, when the vehicle is changed from the first gear to the second gear at a lower speed, if the driver suddenly changes the driving intention to release the accelerator pedal at this time, the "engine stall protection mechanism" will be triggered during the shifting process, resulting in an increase in engine output torque, a slight increase in engine speed, and a sudden increase of 3-5km/h within 1-2 seconds, increasing the possibility of accidents and potential safety hazards.

FAW-Volkswagen Will entrust an authorized Audi dealer to upgrade the engine control unit and transmission control unit software for vehicles within the scope of the recall free of charge to eliminate safety hazards.

This recall is an expanded recall of the "FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. Recalls Some Imported and Domestically Produced Audi Vehicles" recall event announced on October 19, 2021. The reason for the expansion of the recall is that through further product investigation, it was found that the vehicles covered by this recall have the same safety hazards.

Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. and FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. will notify the relevant owners of the recall by registered mail. Volkswagen users can learn more about the recall through the Customer Hotline of Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. at 400-188-0888 and Audi Users at FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. at 400-817-1666. In addition, you can also log on to the website dpac.samr.gov.cn, www.recall.org.cn, pay attention to the WeChat public account (SAMRDPAC), for more information, reflect the defect clues.

BMW Brilliance Automotive Co., Ltd. recalls some domestically produced iX3 electric vehicles

Recently, BMW Brilliance Automobile Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the State Administration for Market Regulations in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations on the Administration of the Recall of Defective Automobile Products and the Implementation Measures for the Regulations on the Administration of the Recall of Defective Automobile Products. Effective December 24, 2021, the recall will be made of 1,974 domestically produced iX3 electric vehicles with production dates from April 30, 2021 to August 27, 2021.

Within the scope of this recall, the actual and measured values of temperature/voltage may be deviated due to poor welding quality at the pins of the internal contact system of the power battery in some vehicles. When the deviation value exceeds the set safety value, the vehicle will start the battery system fail-safe mode, the fault code or alarm prompt information will appear, and cut off the power battery output, causing the power interruption during the vehicle's driving, and there is a safety hazard.

BMW Brilliance Will replace the power battery module with welding defects free of charge for vehicles covered by the recall to eliminate safety hazards.

Emergency measures: Users are advised to drive the vehicle with caution before receiving a recall for repair. If the vehicle is interrupted while driving, please stop at a safe location and contact the dealer.

BMW Brilliance Automotive Co., Ltd. will notify relevant users in the form of registered letters, interconnected driving messages, etc. Users can call BMW's after-sales service hotline: [phone] (landline or mobile phone) for details of the recall. In addition, you can also log on to the website dpac.samr.gov.cn, www.recall.org.cn, pay attention to the WeChat public account (SAMRDPAC), for more information, reflect the defect clues.

Editor: Junwei Zheng