This week’s recalls:
– Ford – fire risk
– Peugeot – emissions
– Kia – seats
Overview of recalls in the 22 week of 2025
Three recalls for 6 models of three makes were announced via EU Safety Gate in the 22 week of 2025. Five recalls for 7 models of five manufacturers were published by the German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA).
One recall each will be found this week in the European Safety Gate system for Ford, Kia and Mazda.
Honda, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Lucid a Peugeot are all recalling through the German KBA.
- Isn’t that your car? See also the recent recalls of other makes.
Fuel leakage and fire
Ford is recalling more than half a million cars due to an issue with fuel line abrasion. If the pipe wears through, fuel could leak into the hot engine compartment and potentially cause the vehicle to catch fire. A total of 524,754 cars manufactured between 19 November 2021 and 24 September 2024 are being recalled, including the Fiesta, Puma, Tourneo Courier and Transit Courier models.
Poor emissions due to faulty software
Peugeot has announced a recall of older 308 models. Vehicles manufactured between 2013 and 2018 may have lower than normal exhaust gas temperatures due to a fault in the engine control unit software. This could cause them to exceed permitted emission limits. A total of 24,123 vehicles manufactured between 16 October 2013 and 26 August 2018 are affected.
Missing seat bolts
As demonstrated by Kia, electric cars can have issues beyond faulty software or batteries. The luxury EV9 SUV may be missing seat mounting screws in all three rows. In the event of an accident, inadequately secured seats increase the risk of injury to occupants. Kia is recalling 36,288 vehicles produced between 18 August 2023 and 30 August 2024.
Details on this week’s Rapex recalls can be found in the table below.
We write about the KBA recalls in the following articles:
- Lucid Air: Manual operation of the e-call system does not work
- Some Mercedes may have a poorly bonded mirror and camera
- Peugeot 308: Problems with emission limits
- The bonnet may open while driving the McLaren GT
- Honda Civic: Loss of drive power and fire risk
- KBA Archive
What we’ve written about in recent weeks:
- Stellantis recalls 15 models of seven of its brands (week 21/25)
- These are the cars where a window or part of the body can fall off (week 20/25)
- Faulty cable can cause fires in several BMW models (week 19/25)
- Recalls for trailers of six brands. Don’t you have one of these? (week 18/25)
What did we write about a year ago:
- Opel and Volvo may have software problems, Ford with fuel leaks (week 21/24)
- Porsche, Ford and Hyundai struggle with windows; BMW and Dacia with airbags (week 20/24)
- BMW, Citroën and Opel recall cars over ten years old (Week 18/24)
- German premium brands recall thousands of cars (week 17/24)
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Rapex Recalls announced in the 22 week of 2025
| Make, Model (years) | Problem |
|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta (2021 – 2024) | Leaking fuel can cause a fire. |
| Ford Puma (2021 – 2024) | Leaking fuel can cause a fire. |
| Ford Tourneo Courier (2021 – 2024) | Leaking fuel can cause a fire. |
| Ford Transit Courier (2021 – 2024) | Leaking fuel can cause a fire. |
| Kia EV9 (2023 – 2024) | The mounting screws for the first, second, and/or third row of seats may be missing. |
| Mazda MX-5 (2023 – 2024) | Fault in the Smart Brake Support system. |
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