The RDW says it has almost finished the investigation into the Suzuki Vitara and Jeep Grand Cherokee suspected of ‘cheating software’.
At the beginning of this year it came to light that the RDW had discovered suspicious emission values for the Suzuki Vitara and Jeep Grand Cherokee. That followed earlier suspicions from 2017 of both cars. In practice, the cars would emit more than was determined at the time of the type approval. Interim adjustments due to software updates would not have cleared the air yet. “At both Suzuki and Jeep, the conclusion is that there are unauthorized emission strategies, controlled by the engine management system,” said the RDW in January. After this, the RDW started investigating this further and this investigation is now almost finished. This is reported by the National Service BNR.
The results will be presented to the Lower House ‘sometime in the coming weeks’, reports the RDW. What can already be said is that both manufacturers do not question the results. As mentioned earlier, both Suzuki and Jeep already responded with software updates for the cars in question, although at least those for the Suzuki were not sufficient at the time. Jeep’s update was considered effective by the RDW and the importer was obliged to implement an adjustment of the cars by means of a recall. In the case of the Suzuki Vitara, it is the Vitara 1.6 Diesel (no longer on the market since 2018), with the MultiJet engine from Fiat Chrysler. The Jeep Grand Cherokee is the 3.0 CRD, which has a VM Motori engine. The cars therefore have one common denominator: FCA.