Volkswagen, Audi and Seat recall more than 2.8 million vehicles worldwide due to steering failure

The Federal Traffic Office (KBA) has announced the recall of more than 2.8 million Volkswagen and Audi vehicles worldwide due to a possible steering failure. A notice from which it has been learned that possible Seat vehicles are also among those affected. This has forced the brands to launch a global alert, although in Spain the exact number of potentially affected vehicles is initially unclear.

Group sources consulted by 20minutos have indicated that the failure, a problem in the fixing screw on the steering wheel shaft, has been detected in internal reviews. To date, they are not aware of any accident or injury due to this inconvenience, and they do point out that it could affect vehicles more in areas of high humidity or continuous use of salt on the roads, since it can lead to corrosion of the part and subsequent breakage.

What models are affected by this failure?

According to KBA, of the 2.8 million vehicles to be reviewed, 2.16 million belong to the Volkswagen brand. The affected models are the Tiguan, Touran, Golf, Golf Variant and Caddy that were manufactured between 2013 and 2024.

In the same way, 696,547 Audi brand vehicles are also affected, specifically the Q3 models that were manufactured between 2017 and 2024. And as mentioned above, Seat has also been involved in the alert of this failure in the Ateca and Tarraco models that were manufactured between April 2016 and September 2024.