Business · 30/12/2025Updated: 10/16/2026 · 1 min read

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Granted Petition for Inconsequential Noncompliance

Summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has been granted a petition by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that certain model year 2019-2020 Audi vehicles do not fully comply with a federal safety standard, but the noncompliance is deemed inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.

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