Volkswagen Golf type confusion

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Volkswagen Golf type confusion

The initial talk in the US media was that this issue concerned cars using the Adblue system.
I have a 2012 Golf convertible 2.0 TDI BlueMotion manual which due to the lightweight of the vehicle compared to other vehicles using this engine does not use the Adblue system.
Can you confirm if this vehicle will be liable to the emissions recall and will I end up having the Adblue system fitted or just an ECU adjustment?

Asked on 2 October 2015 by Rich

Answered by Honest John

The two cars tested in the USA were a Jetta 1.6 TDI that had no SCR system and a Passat 2.0 TDI that did have an AdBlue SCR system. Both had the previous to current generation EA189 engine. Your car has the EA189. What needs to be done depends on whether the engine will meet the EU5 limit which is considerably less tough than the USA limit, but at the very least the 'defeat software' in the ECU will need to be de-programmed.

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