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  "id": 9757756,
  "title": "Volkswagen recalls nearly 2.9 million cars worldwide over steering risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/volkswagen-recalls-nearly-2-9-million-cars-worldwide-over-steering-9757756",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T10:19:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/25/volkswagen-recalls-nearly-2-9-million-cars-worldwide-over-steering-risk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "German car manufacturer Volkswagen announced a recall of approximately 2.86 million vehicles worldwide on Friday due to a potential steering risk, according to the German transport authority KBA. The affected models span across VW's Tiguan, Touran, Golf, and Caddy vehicles built between 2013 and 2024, as well as around 700,000 Audi models produced from 2017 to 2024. The recall was prompted by corrosion discovered during quality control checks, which could result in a bolt fracture and subsequently lead to steering failure. Despite this, no incidents of steering failure have been reported thus far. A spokesperson for Volkswagen informed AFP that the company is taking the precautionary step of recalling the affected vehicles, as there have been no reported human injuries. Drivers are advised to continue using their vehicles until they can schedule an appointment with a dealer to have the bolts replaced.",
  "summary": "The affected models include VW's Tiguan, Touran, Golf and Caddy vehicles built between 2013 and 2024, and around 700,000 Audi models built from 2017 to 2024.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Volkswagen recalls nearly 2.9 million cars worldwide over steering risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/volkswagen-recalls-nearly-2-9-million-cars-worldwide-over-steering",
        "published": "2026-09-25T10:19:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Volkswagen recalls nearly 2.9 million cars worldwide over steering‑failure risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/volkswagen-recalls-nearly-2-9-million-cars-worldwide-over-steering-9753244",
        "published": "2026-09-25T10:56:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Over 2.8 million Audi and Volkswagen vehicles face recall worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/over-2-8-million-audi-and-volkswagen-vehicles-face-recall-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-09-25T11:22:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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