Volkswagen of America has issued a stop-sale on the all-wheel-drive variations of its new Taos compact crossover, telling sellers earlier this week to halt gross sales on the fashions in america and Canada as a result of “a problem might trigger the car to close off whereas in use.”

Sellers had been knowledgeable of the unidentified downside Monday, Mark Gillies, a spokesman for VW confirmed, including that the German firm “is now following the required [the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration] reporting time-frame” in america. He stated he was unaware of any accidents associated to the surprising shutdowns.

Volkswagen then confirmed the stop-sale order applies in Canada, too.

The discover despatched to sellers stated prospects with Taos autos outfitted with VW’s 4Motion awd system alleged that their car’s engine “has shut off unexpectedly when coming to a cease.” The discover stated that VW was “engaged on a restore to handle the difficulty; presently a restore shouldn’t be obtainable.”

VW launched the 2022 Taos within the second quarter of this 12 months and in america offered 4,939 in its first months on vendor tons. The automaker has offered simply 174 via the primary six months in Canada.

The Taos is one in every of two VW compact crossovers, together with the Tiguan, the model’s highest-selling car in each international locations.