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Volkswagen voluntarily calls other natural gas models into the workshop. In Germany, the recall affects 6,270 vehicles. The gas tanks on the vehicles are being replaced.
Volkswagen is calling more natural gas cars into the workshops as a precaution. 6,270 vehicles are affected in Germany, as the carmaker announced on Friday in Wolfsburg. The cars' existing gas tanks are to be replaced with new gas tanks with a modern paint system. The cars are therefore the natural gas models Touran (model year 2011 to 2014), Passat (model year 2011 to 2014) and Caddy (model year 2011 to 2012).
Volkswagen has been recalling natural gas cars for some time. According to earlier information, more than 35,000 vehicles of the Caddy, Passat and Touran models from the older vehicle years 2006 to 2010 are affected.
VW Touran explodes while refueling
According to VW information, the background is possible corrosion. If this reduces the wall thickness of the gas bottles, this could lead to them bursting and a considerable risk of injury. Last September there was an accident in Duderstadt in Lower Saxony. The gas tanks of a VW Touran burst and the driver was seriously injured. As a result, several petrol station groups recommended their stations and tenants to temporarily stop selling natural gas.
In response, VW issued a "clearance certificate" for the more recent natural gas vehicles that are now being recalled. This remains valid, the refueling of natural gas remains permitted. (dpa)
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