Volkswagen will voluntarily recall 3.23 lakh vehicles found to be fitted with defeat device in India

German auto major Volkswagen did not leave India too from the grip of its emission scandal. After a government probe found that it had fitted vehicle with the ‘defeat device’ in India too, it has agreed to recall those vehicles.

"The company will voluntarily recall 3.23 lakh vehicles which have been fitted with the E189 engines that are equipped with defeat device," a senior government official told PTI.

The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) found that diesel cars manufactured in India by Volkswagen having E189 engine were fitted with the "defeat device", which may lead to excess nitrogen oxide emission levels in on-road vehicles.

VW has already admitted that 11 million diesel engine cars worldwide were fitted with the software that helped in manipulating emission tests. It faces fine of up to USD 18 billion in the US.

Till now over 13.25 lakh vehicles have been recalled by various manufacturers in India so far.

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