Editing Direct-shift gearbox (section)

===United States===
In August 2009, Volkswagen of America issued two recalls of DSG-equipped vehicles. The first involved 13,500 vehicles,<ref name=NYT13>{{cite news|title=VW DSG Transmission Problem Leads to Recall|url=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/vw-dsg-transmission-problem-leads-to-recall/|work=wheels.blogs.nytimes.com|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|date=21 August 2009|access-date=30 November 2009 | first=Christopher | last=Jensen}}</ref> and was to address unplanned shifts to the neutral gear,<ref name=NYT13/> while the second involved similar problems (by then attributed to faulty temperature sensors) and applied to 53,300 vehicles.<ref name=NYT13/><ref name=NYT53>{{cite news|title=VW Has More Problems With Its DSG Transmission|url=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/vw-has-more-problems-with-its-dsg-transmission/|work=wheels.blogs.nytimes.com|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|date=28 August 2009|access-date=30 November 2009 | first=Richard S. | last=Chang}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Volkswagen will repair DSG transmissions on 53,300 vehicles|url=http://blog.caranddriver.com/volkswagen-will-repair-dsg-transmissions-on-53300-vehicles/|publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc.|work=Blog.CarAndDriver.com|date=28 August 2009|access-date=27 October 2009|archive-date=19 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719082849/http://blog.caranddriver.com/volkswagen-will-repair-dsg-transmissions-on-53300-vehicles/|url-status=dead}}</ref> These recalls arose as a result of investigations carried out by the US [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]] (NHTSA),<ref name=NHTSA>{{cite web |url= http://nhthqnwws112.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/Artemis/Public/Pursuits/2009/PE/INOA-PE09035-36241.pdf |title= ODI Resume - Volkswagen of America, Inc., 2008-2009 Volkswagen EOS, GTI, Jetta and R32 with DSG transmission |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721035235/http://nhthqnwws112.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/Artemis/Public/Pursuits/2009/PE/INOA-PE09035-36241.pdf |archive-date= 21 July 2011 |df= dmy-all }}, [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]], Retrieved 30 November 2009. ''The direct shift gearbox can malfunction at any speed and cause the vehicle to lose motive power suddenly and without warning''</ref> where owners reported to the NHTSA a loss of power whilst driving.<ref name=NYT13/> This investigation preliminary found only 2008 and 2009 [[model year]] vehicles as being affected.<ref name=NYT13/><ref name=NHTSA/>