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  1. 2013

    CCTV 3·15 Exposes Volkswagen DSG Transmission Faults; Quality Watchdog Notifies Recall of 384,000 Vehicles

    At the 2013 CCTV 3·15 Gala, problems including shuddering, jerking and power interruption were exposed in Volkswagen models equipped with DSG dual-clutch transmissions. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said it had tracked and investigated the issue since March 2012, collected more than 10,000 fault reports, and basically determined that the defect caused power interruption and posed a safety hazard; on March 16 it legally notified Volkswagen to implement a recall. Volkswagen Group China Investment Co., Ltd. publicly apologized, and Volkswagen China, FAW-Volkswagen and Shanghai Volkswagen recalled 384,181 vehicles from April 2, 2013, replacing the mechatronic unit free of charge and upgrading software. Progress: official recall. Involved entities: Volkswagen Group China Investment Co., Ltd., Volkswagen Group China Sales Co., Ltd., FAW-Volkswagen, Shanghai Volkswagen. Related scope: recall of joint-venture and imported models in China.

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