GM estimates that fewer than 1
percent of all affected cars need new seat tracks, and no crashes or injuries have been related to the problem.
That brings the total number
of affected cars in the U.S. to 68.8 million or more than a quarter of the cars on the road.
The German KBA, or Federal Vehicle Agency — an arm of the Ministry of Transport — has already approved the company's proposed European recall in which VW will «fix» most of the
millions of affected cars there with a software update, requiring just 30 minutes to effectuate.
Honda says it will notify owners
of affected cars starting in late July, and the repairs will happen in two waves: cars with faulty battery sensors will have theirs replaced at the dealer, while those who have functional sensors will receive a temporary fix (adhesive sealant on the sensor case) followed by a full repair down the road.
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According to The New York Times, the court has yet to determine what fines will be levied on Volkswagen for the diesel emissions scandal, but Judge Charles R. Breyer said
owners of affected cars will receive «substantial compensation.»
An embarrassment caused by overstated fuel economy figures was costly in the financial sense (millions of dollars to compensate owners
of the affected cars) but appears not to have hurt sales.
Owners
of affected cars can contact an authorised Toyota service centre or use this VIN checker to confirm the status of your vehicle.
Luckily,
all of the affected cars are still at dealerships, so the automaker will conduct the repairs before the vehicles are sold and delivered to customers.
Those buybacks could expand to VW Group cars equipped with cheating 3.0 - liter TDI V6 engines, too, as Audi will reportedly offer buybacks on
some of its affected cars.
When Volkswagen was fined $ 14.7 billion for emissions violations, up to $ 10 billion was designated for owners
of affected cars, $ 2.7 billion went toward environmental cleanup and $ 2 billion to promote zero - emission vehicles.