German auto major Volkswagen will recall 3.23 lakh vehicles in India after a government-ordered probe found the company using diesel engines equipped with a defeat device, which help cheat emission tests.
“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 said.
A meeting was held between the company executives and officials of the Department of Heavy Industries on Tuesday after the submission of report by apex automotive testing agency Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).
The 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.
