Regarding the 3.0L TDI settlement
From a link provided by my dealer showing the current status of the 3.0L TDI settlement.
https://www.vwcourtsettlement.com/en/proposed-3-0l-tdi-recall-program/
Volkswagen AG has reached a resolution with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of California by and through the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Attorney General to resolve civil claims of these parties regarding eligible Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche 3.0L TDI diesel engine vehicles in the United States. Of approximately 80,000 3.0L TDL vehicles that were produced for sale in the United States, approximately 22,000 Volkswagen, 47,000 Audi vehicles, and 11,000 Porsche vehicles are currently in use. Certain vehicles are eligible for buybacks or lease terminations while others are eligible for emissions modifications, if approved by regulators, and if modifications are not approved, these vehicles will be eligible for buybacks or lease terminations.
The agreement covering the proposed 3.0L TDI recall program is subject to the approval of Judge Charles R. Breyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, who presides over the federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL) proceedings related to the diesel matter.
Volkswagen has also reached agreement with the Court-appointed Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) on substantial aspects of the relief that consumer class members will receive, and the parties are working to resolve the remaining issues. We are committed to earning back the trust of all our stakeholders and thank our customers and dealers for their patience as the process moves forward. We are restricted by the Court’s confidentiality order from providing details about the settlement discussions between Volkswagen and the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. We will provide more information as soon as we are able. The Court has scheduled a status conference on Thursday December 22 at 11am Pacific for the parties to report on progress towards a resolution. Proposed 3.0L TDI Recall Program
This settlement applies to all 3.0 Liter (6-cylinder) “TDI” diesels that Volkswagen, Audi, or Porsche marketed or sold in the U.S. for model years 2009 through 2016. The vehicles are divided into two Generations, as follows:
Generation 1 Vehicles
Model
Model Years
Volkswagen Touareg
2009-2012
Audi Q7
2009-2012
Generation 2 Vehicles
Model
Model Years
Volkswagen Touareg
2013-2016
Audi Q7
2013-2015
Audi A6, A7, A8, A8L, Q5
2014-2016
Porsche Cayenne Diesel
2013-2016
Subject to Court approval of the proposed 3.0L TDI recall program, Volkswagen has agreed, among other terms, to:
Offer buyback or lease terminations of eligible Generation 1 3.0L vehicles, and provide free emissions modifications (if approved by the EPA and CARB) that will substantially reduce emissions for Generation 1 vehicles.
Provide free emissions modifications (if approved by EPA and CARB) to bring eligible Generation 2 3.0L vehicles into compliance with their Certified Exhaust Emission Standards. If Volkswagen is unable to perform emissions modifications that meet Certified Exhaust Emission Standards, then Volkswagen must offer to buy back or terminate the leases of eligible Generation 2 3.0L vehicles and may also seek approval to offer an emissions modification to substantially reduce emissions.
Volkswagen will also pay $225 million into an environmental trust, managed by a trustee appointed by the Court, to remediate excess nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from 3.0L TDI vehicles.
Volkswagen will also pay $25 million to CARB to promote the use of non-polluting vehicles and will undertake efforts to support the use of zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) and non-polluting Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), including the introduction of three new non-polluting BEVs in California and a Green City initiative, which may include the operation of ZEV car sharing services, zero emission transit applications, and zero emission freight transit projects.
For Generation 2 vehicles, Volkswagen expects that it can bring the vehicles to the same Tier 2/Bin 5 emissions standard to which the vehicles were originally certified and that applies generally to all manufacturers of light duty vehicles certified at this standard. Provided Volkswagen obtains necessary approval from the regulators, the settlement does not require Volkswagen to offer buyback or lease termination for the Generation 2 vehicles that can be made fully emissions compliant. If Volkswagen cannot gain regulatory approval of this Emissions Compliant Recall, then it must offer the buyback and lease termination, and may also seek approval to offer an emissions modification to reduce emissions.
Volkswagen will begin the settlement program as soon as the Court grants final approval of the settlement agreement. At the earliest, approval will occur in the spring of 2017. Consumers with eligible vehicles do not need to contact Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, or their dealers, at this time. Individual consumers will receive extensive notification of their rights and options if the Court grants approval of the recall program.