Incidentes Asociados
This proposed class action, pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, is captioned Emily Dack, et al. v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-00615 (the "Action" or "Lawsuit"). The parties have agreed to a class settlement of the Action and have asked the Court to approve the proposed Settlement. As a Settlement Class Member, you have various options that you may exercise before the Court decides whether to approve the Settlement.
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This Notice explains the Action, the proposed Settlement, your legal rights and options, available benefits, who is eligible for and how to obtain the benefits, and applicable dates, time deadlines and procedures.
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Your legal rights are affected whether you act or do not act. Read this Notice carefully.
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The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments will be made only if the Court approves the Settlement and after appeals, if any, are resolved.
Settlement Class Vehicles and Settlement Class
The Settlement Class Vehicles include certain of the following model and model year vehicles:
Volkswagen Models:
- Certain 2019-2023 model year Arteon*
- Certain 2018-2023 model year Atlas*
- Certain 2020-2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport*
- Certain 2016-2017 Volkswagen CC*
- Certain 2016-2021 Volkswagen Golf*
- Certain 2016-2019 and 2022-2023 Volkswagen Golf R*
- Certain 2016-2019 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen*
- Certain 2016-2023 Volkswagen GTI*
- Certain 2016-2019 Volkswagen e-Golf*
- Certain 2021-2023 Volkswagen ID.4*
- Certain 2016-2023 Volkswagen Jetta*
- Certain 2016-2022 Volkswagen Passat*
- Certain 2022-2023 Volkswagen Taos*
- Certain 2018-2023 Volkswagen Tiguan*
- Certain 2015-2017 Volkswagen Touareg*
Audi Models:
- Certain 2015-2020 and 2022-2023 Audi A3*
- Certain 2019-2023 Audi Q3*
- Certain 2013-2023 Audi A4*
- Certain 2013-2023 Audi A5*
- Certain 2013-2023 Audi Q5*
- Certain 2012-2023 Audi A6*
- Certain 2012-2023 Audi A7*
- Certain 2011-2023 Audi A8*
- Certain 2017-2023 Audi Q7*
- Certain 2019-2023 Audi Q8*
- Certain 2019-2023 Audi e-tron*
- Certain 2022-2023 Audi e-tron GT*
- Certain 2022-2023 Audi Q4 e-tron*
*Not every such model and model year vehicle is covered by this Settlement (i.e., a Settlement Class Vehicle). The specific Settlement Class Vehicles are determined by Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). You can look up whether your vehicle is a Settlement Class Vehicle by typing your vehicle's VIN where indicated in the VIN Lookup Portal HERE.
A Settlement Class Member is defined as a current or past owner or lessee of a Settlement Class Vehicle.
The Lawsuit claims that there were defects or deficiencies in the putative class vehicles' AEB systems that caused the AEB systems to not function and/or not function properly. VWGoA has denied the claims and maintains that the AEB systems in the Settlement Class Vehicles are not defective, function properly, were properly designed, manufactured, marketed and sold, and that no applicable warranties were breached nor any applicable statutes violated. The Court has not decided in favor of either party. Instead, the Lawsuit has been resolved through a Settlement.
Settlement Class Members' Legal Rights and Options:
- Deadline to postmark request for exclusion from the settlement:
- June 17, 2024 (the date has passed)
- Deadline to file Objection to the Settlement:
- June 17, 2024 (the date has passed)
- Deadline to file a claim for reimbursement:
- July 15, 2024
- Final Fairness Hearing:
- July 17, 2024 at 1:30 p.m., Courtroom 8E at the U.S. District Court, Kansas City