Germany's Federal Transport Authority (KBA) has approved the first dieselgate related fix from Volkswagen.

In a simple statement the KBA (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt) announced that it had approved the fixes planned by Volkswagen for Amarok utes fitted with the 2.0-litre EA189 turbo-diesel engine. The company can now begin recalling this vehicle across the EU and upgrading it to be compliant with emissions regulations.

A Volkswagen spokesman told Automotive News Europe: "The notice [from the KBA] was sent to us, we did not file an appeal, and as a result the notice from the KBA became binding and therefore valid for all of Europe. That does not mean that we arrived at the same legal interpretation."

The spokesman told the industry publication that the company believes that the EU law on this particular matter is ambiguous.



Above: Proposed flow straightener for the 1.6-litre EA189 diesel engine.

In November 2015 Volkswagen detailed proposed fixes for its 1.6 and 2.0-litre EA189 turbo-diesel engines in the EU market.