Why AdBlue-Haldex® is becoming Defect Registry
12 November 2026
What happened
On 12 November 2026, VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie, the German automotive industry association), owner of the AdBlue® trademarks, informed us that it objects to the use of this word in our name.
It has filed a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center under the UDRP procedure (case D2026-5114), concerning our former .com domain name. In a letter from its intellectual property counsel, it also demands the cancellation of our two former domain names (.com and .fr), the removal of the sites operated under those names, and an end to any unauthorised use of its trademark.
The same day, our former .com domain name was suspended for a few hours by its registrar, then restored, locked for the duration of the proceedings.
What we are doing
We are changing our name. The registry is now called Defect Registry, at defect-registry.com. The old addresses lead here, page by page.
What does not change
- Every report, the case map, the case files and the articles are kept.
- If you have already reported a case, there is nothing you need to do.
- We keep recording failures of SCR emission-control systems and Haldex couplings, so that the owners affected can assert their rights.
AdBlue is a registered trademark of VDA. Defect Registry has no connection with VDA or with AdBlue licence holders.