By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. auto security regulator mentioned on Thursday it’s opening an investigation into 447,000 Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3 and vehicles over gasoline leak experiences and whether or not a 2016 recall adequately addressed the difficulty.
The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration mentioned it had 79 complaints alleging leaks or associated points in 2015-2020 mannequin yr Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf autos manufactured by Volkswagen.
Some house owners reported gasoline leaks within the rear proper space of the automobile, close to the gasoline tank filler door and rear proper wheel nicely.
VW in 2016 recalled 110,000 Golf and A3 autos over the suction jet pump contained in the gasoline tank to deal with a possible gasoline leak concern.
NHTSA mentioned its investigation is to evaluate the treatment restore effectiveness of the 2016 recall and evaluation potential safety-related issues. VW didn’t instantly remark.
In 2022, VW issued guarantee extensions for the gasoline tank suction jet pump in 2015-2020 Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf and 2019-2020 Jetta GLI autos, with the extension restore substitute of the gasoline tank together with an improved suction jet pump.
(Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington and Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Chizu Nomiyama)
