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Mercedes-Benz makes airbag recall

Around 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars are being recalled by Daimler in the UK over a potential airbag safety issue according to the BBC. The problem affects certain A, B, C, and […]

FCA makes safety recall

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has recalled 470,000 vehicles worldwide to replace a component that may inhibit deployment of the vehicles’ active head restraints in the event of an accident. Reuters […]

Nissan recalls 1.2m vehicles

Nissan Motor Co Ltd has recalled all 1.2m new passenger cars it sold in Japan over the past three years, after discovering final vehicle inspections were not performed by authorised […]

VW announces further recalls

Volkswagen Group is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles in China for safety reasons. Its joint venture, FAW-Volkswagen Automobile, will recall 577,590 Golf and Sagitar cars because of a headlight fuse defect […]

Recall checks rise 80%

The Motor Ombudsman has recorded an 80% rise in the usage of its online Vehicle Recalls tool. The online function allows motorists to find out whether a participating car manufacturer […]

Recalls going unanswered

Millions of motorists are putting themselves and other road users at risk by not getting dangerous faults fixed, even though the repairs would be carried out for free. An investigation […]

Further recalls hit VW

Volkswagen is recalling about 300,000 Volkswagen and Audi brands in North America because of fuel leaks. The company has issued three separate recalls to address three separate faults causing the […]

Industry well short of total recall

The vast majority of recalls have not gone in for repairs yet, meaning there are millions of potentially dangerous cars on our roads. Recalls topped 51 million last year alone, […]

GM recalls 290,000 Impalas

Reuters reports that General Motors Co is recalling nearly 290,000 older Chevrolet Impala cars in the United States due to concerns the air bag may not deploy in the event […]

Vauxhall issues second Zafira recall

Vauxhall has admitted that it’s known about the problem which has caused hundreds of its cars to burst into flames since 2009, but didn’t begin investigating until 2014. Company director […]

Recalls not questioned

An HPI survey has revealed that 83% of respondents admitted it hadn’t occurred to them to ask the seller of a vehicle if the manufacturer had issued a recall notice […]

Vauxhall to issue second recall

Vauxhall will recall 235,000 Zafira’s for a second time after its initial solution to a problem which caused many to catch fire failed to provide a long-term solution. Issues with […]