(Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG was given 45 days to plan arecall of models with 3.0-liter dieselengines found to contain software that Californiaregulators consider a possible “defeat device” that can distortemissions tests.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is demanding the fixfor VW, Audi and Porsche models from the 2009 model year on,the agency said Wednesday in a statement. VW’s Audi brandalready said earlier this week it would resubmit a revised versionof the software, which it hadn’t originally disclosed forregulatory review.
Audi told regulators the device played a role in changing howthe vehicles operate during emissions testing, but stopped short ofsaying it cheated in the same way that Volkswagen has admitted tousing software to rig tests for its smaller diesels. However, CARBis treating the 3.0-liter software device as if it cheated on thetest, said Dave Clegern, an agency spokesman.
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