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2024: 55.7 thousand defective Volkswagen and Skoda cars revealed in Russia

On December 20, 2024, the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology Rosstandart announced the recall of 55.7 thousand defective vehicles and. Volkswagen Skoda These machines have a problem with the fuel pipeline.

It is said that on Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Rapid cars, with long-term idle operation and extremely low ambient temperature (below minus 35 degrees Celsius), it is possible to accumulate electrostatic charge on the surface of fuel lines. In extremely rare circumstances, this can lead to the destruction of the material of the fuel pipeline.

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The recall program is being implemented by LLC AGR"" - the official representative of the manufacturer Skoda and Volkswagen in the Russian market. It is noted that the defect was identified within the framework of the internal program of constant control of vehicles in operation. AGR will inform the owners of vehicles subject to the recall by sending letters and/or by phone about the need to provide the vehicle to the nearest dealership for repair work. In addition, you can find out about the presence of a car in the recall program using a special service on the Auto.ru website (Yandex project). Information for placement at this site shall be provided by Rosstandart under the relevant agreement.

31,741 Skoda Rapid cars and 23,943 Volkswagen Polo cars sold from 2014 to 2023 are subject to recall. Owners of such vehicles need to contact the nearest dealership and coordinate the time of the visit. The machines will be equipped with a fuel filter grounding cable: the procedure will take about 30 minutes. All work to eliminate the identified defect will be carried out free of charge for motorists.^[1]

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