VW to recall more than 1.8-million cars with faulty fuel pumps in China
Beijing — German car giant Volkswagen (VW) and its two Chinese joint-ventures will recall 1.82-million vehicles in China, the country’s top consumer watchdog said on Monday, in a new setback for the scandal-hit company. The firm, along with SAIC Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, are calling back the vehicles owing to a faulty fuel pump, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said on its website. The callback applies to 2007-14 Magotans and 2009-14 Volkswagen CCs produced domestically by FAW-Volkswagen, as well as the 2011-15 Passat domestically produced by SAIC Volkswagen. It also includes around 19,000 imported models. The defect can cause the engine to stall due to the failure of electronics in the fuel pump. The companies will replace the fuel pump control modules for free from December 25. In March Volkswagen recalled nearly 680,000 premium Audi cars in China over defects in coolant pumps that could lead to engine fires. The carmaker apparently...
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