These are the cars where a window or part of the body can fall off (week 20/25)

20/05/2025

This week’s recalls:
– McLaren – rear window
– Kia – fire risk
– Nissan – seat belts

Overview of the recalls in the 20th week of 2025

Two recalls for two models of two brands were published via EU Safety Gate in week 20 of 2025. Five recalls for 15 models of five brands were released by the German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA).

McLaren and Kia each have one recall in the European Safety Gate system this week.

Cadillac, Chevroletc, Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan are recalling via the KBA.

Isn’t that your car? See also the recent recalls of other makes.

Falling windows and spoilers

The following review was inspired by this week’s recall for 163 McLaren 765LT Coupes, where a badly bonded rear window can fall off while driving. We don’t think McLaren has too many people in the garage, so we searched our archives and found other recalls for much more affordable cars that also had issues with windows, panoramic roofs, or spoilers falling off. The range of cars affected is really varied — judge for yourself…

In some cases, the reason for the recall is the risk of being pinched by a window or a roof…

…or other bodywork parts falling off…

…and also sometimes the risk of fire…

The rear window can overheat and catch fire with Peugeot and Citroen vans

If you are interested in other recalls relating to the exterior parts of vehicles, you will find them under the bodywork tag.

Details on this week’s Rapex recalls can be found in the table below.

We write about the German KBA recalls in the following articles:

What we’ve written about in recent weeks:

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Rapex Recalls announced in the 20th week of 2025

Značka, Model (rok výroby)	Problém
Kia Niro (2021 – 2022)	The contact area of the female-female (F-F) plug connector.
McLaren 765LT Coupe (2020 – 2022)	Due to a failure of adhesion the rear window may become detached.

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What should an owner do if there's a recall?

Please note that the recall may not apply to all vehicles produced in a given period. If you think your car might be affected, you should immediately contact an dealer or workshop officially authorised to perform repairs on behalf of the manufacturer and ask for the details. You can use our sample request text. After reporting the vehicle's VIN code, you will find out if the defect is present on your car, or if it has already been resolved by the previous owner if the car was purchased second-hand.

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