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 as a result of “a problem could trigger the car to close off whereas in use.”

Sellers within the U.S. had been knowledgeable of the unidentified drawback Monday, Mark Gillies, a spokesman for VW confirmed, including that the German firm “is now following the required NHTSA reporting timeframe.” He stated he was unaware of any accidents associated to the surprising shutdowns.

The discover despatched to sellers stated clients with Taos automobiles 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 problem; presently a restore shouldn’t be obtainable.”

VW launched the 2022 Taos within the second quarter of this 12 months and offered 4,939 in its first months on seller heaps. The Taos is one in every of two VW compact crossovers, together with the Tiguan, the model’s highest-selling car within the U.S., and begins at a cheaper price with much less commonplace tools.