The Volkswagen Passat is displayed during a reveal event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York in this Sept. 21, 2015 file photo. Volkswagen is recalling nearly 92,000 cars in the U.S. to fix mechanical problems that can knock out the power-assisted brakes, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2015. The recall includes the Beetle, Golf, Jetta and Passat models from 2015 and 2016. The cars have 1.8-liter and 2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engines.Kevin Hagen/The Associated Press
Volkswagen is recalling nearly 92,000 cars in the U.S. to fix mechanical problems that can knock out the power-assisted brakes.
The recall includes the Beetle, Golf, Jetta and Passat models from 2015 and 2016. The cars have 1.8-litre and 2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engines.
The German automaker says a part in the camshaft can shear off, causing loss of vacuum in the power brakes. That can lengthen stopping distance and possibly cause a crash. The engines also will go into a reduced power mode to avoid further damage.
VW discovered the problem after getting reports of camshaft failures. No injuries have been reported, but a spokesman would not say if there had been any crashes.
A fix is expected by the end of March. Until then, VW tells owners to keep driving the cars. They should report malfunctioning warning lights or other trouble to dealers.
A spokesman was checking to see if loaner cars would be made available until the repairs are finished.
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