The carmaker Daimler is against the forced recall of his pickup Vito before. The Federal Motor Transport Authority has committed Daimler to an exhaust gas purification system due to an illegal shutdown to recall several thousand transporters of the model series ,
The Group has filed an appeal against the relevant decision, but that will not affect the recall once, said the Federal Ministry of Transport.
The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt considers certain functions in the engine control of the vehicle to be inadmissible and has therefore ordered Daimler to recall a good 4900 Vitos for software updates, of which around 1370 in Germany. Daimler confirmed the contradiction. The company defends itself against the charge, the functions are inadmissible.
Overall, the car maker to call back on instructions from the authorities about 774,000 cars. But only for the Vito is so far an official decision. Daimler has agreed to provide even more information, the ministry said. As soon as they are available, the rest of the cars will be recalled. On the other hand, Daimler has announced an objection.