The ministry suspended the sales of the Volkswagen cars that are equipped with the same engine as the Tiguan Euro 5 and ordered a recall for over 120,000 cars.
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The California Air Resources Board gave Volkswagen AG 45 business days to deliver the plan for the 2009 and newer VW, Audi and Porsche models, according to a statement Wednesday from the agency.
The software is on Audi Q7 and Volkswagen Touareg SUVs from the 2009 through 2016 model years, as well as the Porsche Cayenne from 2013 to 2016.
The software update, however, is now exclusive for vehicles that are equipped with the company’s 3.0-liter engines.
German automaker, Volkswagen has detailed the fixes which will bring the dieselgate affected engines in line with current emission regulations.
VW are expecting to get KBA approval in the early new year for the fixes to the 1.6 and 2.0 litre engines – although it seems they still haven’t come up with a fix for the 1.2 litre – with United Kingdom recalls likely to start by March 2016 and roll out through the year.
Volkswagen itself has launched an internal investigation to identify those responsible for manipulating emissions testing at the company, and instituted a whistleblower program asking employees to share information to uncover the culprits. The final technical fix for the 1.2-litre diesel engine will be presented to the German regulators at the end of the month and it is expected to comprise a software update.
Prosecutors in Braunschweig, already looking into Volkswagen diesels, are now formally examining tax issues linked to faulty carbon-dioxide readings as well, spokesman Klaus Ziehe said Tuesday.
Volkswagen Australia has confirmed at least 78,000 Volkswagen vehicles have been sold in Australia with a so-called “defeat device” fitted to engines, including an estimated 61,000 passenger cars.
It is speculated that these cars may need software updates and hardware changes that could include the addition of a urea system, which would require extensive changes to the vehicle.
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European VW owners are not being offered any such “goodwill” benefits, which alone could cost $8 billion for the more than 10 million diesel cars affected.
