Volkswagen and Audi: Almost a million cars affected due to steering problem

Wolfsburg. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), almost a million vehicles from Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi in Germany could have a problem. A steering failure could occur due to a screw breaking off, as data from the authority shows.

In order to solve the problem, the steering screw connection must be replaced with a more corrosion-resistant screw, the KBA said. The ADAC first pointed out the recall.

According to KBA, the VW models Tiguan, Touran, Golf Variant, Caddy and Golf that were produced between September 24, 2013 and July 1, 2024 are affected. There are potentially almost 2.16 million vehicles worldwide, including almost 900,000 in Germany.

The same problem occurs with the Audi Q3 with a production period between October 31, 2017 and May 23, 2024. Almost 700,000 vehicles worldwide are potentially affected, including 58,555 in Germany.

The recall is one of the largest in Volkswagen's recent history. VW recently achieved a comparable magnitude in the wake of the diesel scandal: At that time, around 1.4 million of the brand's vehicles were recalled in Germany alone. The latter major recall this year affected the battery of various ID models.