Volkswagen Group has recalled a total of 8 lakh units of the Volkswagen Touareg and the Porsche Cayenne SUVs globally due to a foot pedal design issue.
Around 8 lakh units of the Volkswagen Touareg and the Porsche Cayenne have been affected by the safety recall due to an issue in the foot pedal
According to Volkswagen, a clip could be loose on the bearing bracket for the pedals. Repeated usage of the brake pedal could dislodge it and that could affect the braking performance. This could result in a crash. No accidents have been reported till now. The company found the issue during an internal check.
The issue has affected 4,09,477 units of the Porsche Cayenne SUV and 3,91,000 units of the Volkswagen Touareg SUV. The cars have been manufactured between 2011 and 2016. Owners of all the affected cars will be contacted by their local dealers and the repair work will be carried out in less than half an hour.
The Porsche Cayenne is a very popular SUV on our roads
The two SUVs are based on the same platform. The platform is also shared with the Audi A7, but it looks like the Audi does not have any problem.
Volkswagen’s flagship SUV was on sale in the country between 2012 and 2014 and there are few vehicles running around on Indian roads. The Porsche Cayenne on the other hand, is a very popular SUVs and it has become a common sight on our roads. The number of Indian cars affected still remains unclear. The Porsche Cayenne is available with a range of V6 and V8 petrol and diesel engines. It starts at INR 1.04 crores (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and it goes up to INR 1.78 crores (ex-showroom, New Delhi).
Although it is based on the same problem as the other two, the issus does not seem to have hit the Q7
Source – Team BHP
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