00:01A broken screw could lead to steering failure in about 2.86 million Volkswagen and Audi vehicles worldwide,
00:09according to Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority.
00:13Under certain conditions, corrosion could cause a bolt securing the steering gear to break.
00:19In the worst case, this could lead to a loss of steering control and increase the risk of an accident.
00:25The models concerned include the Audi Q3, as well as the Volkswagen Golf, Golf Variant, Tiguan, Touran and Caddy.
00:34Audi said it has launched a precautionary recall after international inspections found that road salt and other environmental conditions could,
00:42over several years, corrode a screw securing the steering system in some vehicles.
00:47Globally, there are nearly 2.16 million potentially affected Volkswagen vehicles. More than 696,000 Audi vehicles are potentially affected
00:57worldwide.
