This week’s recalls:
– Opel, BMW – airbags
– Fiat Panda – front blinkers
– Chevrolet Corvette – seat belts
Overview of the recalls in the 43th week of 2024
Three recalls for 12 models of three manufacturers were issued via EU Safety Gate in week 43 of 2024. Six recalls for 18 models of six manufacturers were announced via the German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA).
One recall can be found in the European Safety Gate system for Aston Martin, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Fiat, Ford, Honda, Chevrolet, Jeep and Opel are recalling via the KBA.
- Isn’t that your car? See also the recent recalls of other makes.
Takata airbags again
Opel is recalling 5,966,894 vehicles from the Astra, Cascada, Meriva, Mokka, Signum, Vectra and Zafira model lines built between 2003 and 2018 to authorized workshops worldwide. Again, it’s the Japanese company Takata’s airbag problems that have been the subject of one of the biggest scandals in the automotive industry. The airbags contain a faulty inflator that can explode too violently when activated, releasing metal shrapnel into the cabin that can cause serious injury or death. A few weeks ago, BMW also recalled 6,5 million cars because of the same problem.
More recently, other car companies such as Audi, Citroen, Seat, Skoda, Toyota, and Volkswagen have also recalled for airbags. To find them, you can search our site either by make and model or under the Airbag tag.
Some example recalls for airbags
- Volkswagen recalls nearly 300,000 cars for airbags
- Skoda recalls 580,000 cars due to driver’s airbag
- Subaru recall: Renewed replacement of the Takata airbags
- Over half a million Citroen C3s recalled for faulty airbags
- BMW X5 and X6: Fault in the airbag’s gas generator
- Audi is recalling over a million cars: Airbag problems with several models
Details on this week’s Rapex recalls can be found in the table below.
We write about the KBA recalls in the following articles:
- Opel recalls nearly six million cars for faulty driver airbags
- Chevrolet Corvette: The belt retractor can lock up
- Jeep Renegade: The airbag on the front seat may not deploy
- Ford Transit Custom: Defect in the motor bearing leads to loss of drive
- Risk of injury to children in the front seat of several Honda models
- Fiat Panda: Failures of the front blinkers are not signalled
- KBA Archive
What we’ve written about in recent weeks:
- Hyundai reports risk of cable pinch; Audi and Aston Martin may catch fire (week 42/24)
- Hundreds of thousands of cars are recalled due to blind reversing camera (week 41/24)
- Kia recalls due to possible short circuit, Mazda due to paperwork misprint (week 40/24)
- Steering blockage may occur with thousands of Opels, Peugeots and Fiats (week 39/24)
- ADAC 2024: These are the 22 least reliable cars
What did we write about a year ago:
- Fiat 500, Doblo, Scudo and Ulysse recalls (week 43/23)
- Possible windscreen wiper failure with BMW, fire risk with Alfa Romeo (Week 42/23)
- Seat and Skoda to recall cars even over 10 years old for dangerous airbags (week 41/23)
- Toyota and Lexus recall nearly a quarter of a million cars for eCall (week 40/23)
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Rapex Recalls announced in the 43th week of 2024
| Make, Model (years) | Problem |
|---|---|
| Aston Martin DB12 (2022 – 2024) | Variable pressure control can cause cracks in the engine oil cooler hoses. |
| Aston Martin DBX707 (2022 – 2024) | Variable pressure control can cause cracks in the engine oil cooler hoses. |
| Aston Martin Vantage (2022 – 2024) | Variable pressure control can cause cracks in the engine oil cooler hoses. |
| BMW 1 series (2006 – 2008) | The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. |
| BMW 3 series (2006 – 2008) | The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. |
| BMW X3 (2006 – 2008) | The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class (2024) | The pyrofuse casing may move while the vehicle is in motion, potentially damaging cables. |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class (2024) | The pyrofuse casing may move while the vehicle is in motion, potentially damaging cables. |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA (2024) | The pyrofuse casing may move while the vehicle is in motion, potentially damaging cables. |
| Mercedes-Benz EQA (2024) | The pyrofuse casing may move while the vehicle is in motion, potentially damaging cables. |
| Mercedes-Benz EQB (2024) | The pyrofuse casing may move while the vehicle is in motion, potentially damaging cables. |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA (2024) | The pyrofuse casing may move while the vehicle is in motion, potentially damaging cables. |
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