21 car recalls for 35 models of 10 brands in May 2020

In May 2020, 21 recalls were announced which affected 35 models of 10 brands.

Four recalls were issued by Audi and Peugeot, while three by Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. BMW announced two actions. At least one recall was reported by Bentley, Citroën (DS), McLaren and Opel.

The main reasons for recall:
Fire – Audi, McLaren, Peugeot
Suspension – Audi, DS, Peugeot
Brakes – Mercedes, Volkswagen
Steering – Opel, Peugeot
Airbags – Bentley, BMW

We have summed up all the EU Rapex recalls in our regular weekly reports – see below. A comprehensive table is available at the end of this article.

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Other articles published @ Car-Recalls.eu in May:

• 19 least reliable cars according to ADAC (2020)
• Three recalls with the VW T6.1 2020 due to door locks
• Audi to recall over half a million 2017-2020 models: Generator can overheat and catch fire

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Weekly Overviews

• Risk of fire with Peugeot Expert and Traveller, defective seat buckle with BMW (week 18/20)

  This week’s recalls: – Peugeot Expert, Traveller – fuel leakage – BMW – seat buckle – Audi A6 – rear seatback… Read more

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• Audi A4, A5, A6, A7 and Q5 MHEV with a risk of fire, poorly mounted spoiler with VW Tiguan (week 19/20)

  This week’s recalls: – Audi – short circuit and fire – VW Tiguan – rear spoiler – Opel Corsa – steering… Read more

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• Defective brake pedal pushrod with VW Passat and VW Arteon (week 20/20)

  This week’s recalls: – VW – brake pedal – Citroën – fuel line – BMW – driver’s airbag… Read more

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• Poorly connected rear axle with the DS7 and Peugeot, two recalls for the 208 (week 21/20)

  This week’s recalls: – DS7 – rear axle – Peugeot 3008, 508, 208 – rear axle + steering – VW T6 – door lock… Read more

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Recalls in May 2020

Make	Model	Years	Problem
Audi	A6	2019 – 2020	Seats
Audi	A8	2019	Suspension
Audi	TT	2014 – 2019	Fire
Audi	A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5	2017 – 2020	Fire
Bentley	Bentayga	2019	Airbag
BMW	3 Series, 8/M8, X4/X4M, X3/X3M	2019 – 2020	Seatbelts
BMW	1 Series, 2 Gran Coupe	2020	Airbag
Citroën	Jumpy, Spacetourer	2016 – 2019	Fuel leak
DS	DS7-Crossback	2019 – 2020	Suspension
Mercedes-Benz	Sprinter	2017 – 2020	Brakes
Mercedes-Benz	Vito	2019 – 2020	Seats
Mercedes-Benz	GLE, GLS	2019	Bodywork
McLaren	GT, Senna, 570GT, 720s	2016 – 2020	Fire
Opel	Corsa	2019 – 2020	Steering
Peugeot	Expert, Traveller	2016 – 2019	Fire
Peugeot	3008, 508	2019 – 2020	Suspension
Peugeot	208	2019	Steering
Peugeot	208	2019	Bodywork
Volkswagen	Tiguan	2015 – 2019	Spoiler
Volkswagen	Arteon, Passat	2018 – 2019	Brakes
Volkswagen	T6	2019 – 2020	Door Locks