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Arizona Volkswagen Cars Affected By Emissions Issue Remain On The Road

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is reassuring Volkswagen diesel owners they will not be held accountable for the bogus emissions software the automaker said it put on some vehicles. 

Eric Massey, ADEQ air quality director, said since vehicles have a five-year period from the date of manufacture before an emissions test is required, most of the affected VW’s are not due for testing yet.

“If you bought a 2009 or 2010 Volkswagen or Volkswagen Sportage we are in the process of testing those vehicles,” Massey said. “We did that last year. A lot of your 2011 vehicles are just starting to be tested this year," said Massey.

But, while Arizona continues to allow affected vehicles to remain on the road, the state of California is considering making them ineligible for registration renewal until the problem is fixed. 

Massey said ADEQ will be releasing more information on how the VW emissions testing scandal could affect Arizona motorist on its website.

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