Washington (AFP)-
Volkswagen, a troubled German carmaker, said on Monday it would recall about 5,200 Volkswagen Electronics
Golf vehicles in the United States may turn off their electric engines due to battery problems.
Volkswagen America Group, a subsidiary of Volkswagen America, is recalling some 2015-
2016 model years of e-commerceGolf.
The company said at a high level "over-sensitive diagnosis"
The voltage battery management system may inadvertently classify the surge as a critical battery state.
"This could lead to high-
The company said the voltage battery, in turn, would deactivate the electric drive motor of the vehicle, "turning the engine off and potentially causing a crash.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the recall began in March 15.
The federal agency said Volkswagen told owners to take their vehicles to dealers to learn about updates to battery management software.
The move was the latest in a series of recalls announced by Volkwagen in last September after admitting to installing the emissions device --
Cheating Software for 11 million cars worldwide. On a static basis
Regulatory fines from several countries cannot be quantified, and Volkswagen faces a series of lawsuits against angry car owners of diesel cars. -
Especially in the United States and Germany. -
And ask shareholders to compensate for the huge loss of stock value since September.
On Thursday, Volkswagen said it was recalling about 800,000 luxury sport utility vehicles worldwide due to potential foot pedal problems.
On Tuesday, the company said it would recall its 177,000 new Passat cars in Europe due to potential electrical failures.
On February, Volkswagen said it had to recall 680,000 cars in the United States due to the possible failure of airbags provided by Japanese manufacturer Takada.