This week’s recalls:
– Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Jeep – brake pedal
– Hyundai – fire risk, airbag
– Mitsubishi – exhaust
Overview of the recalls in the 45th week of 2024
Four recalls for four models of four manufacturers were issued via EU Safety Gate in week 45 of 2024. Eight recalls for 11 models of seven manufacturers were announced via the German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA).
One recall can be found in the European Safety Gate system for BMW, Nissan, Opel and Toyota.
Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Hyundai, Jeep, Mitsubishi, Seat and Toyota are recalling via the KBA.
- Isn’t that your car? See also the recent recalls of other makes.
Defective brake pedal
Stellantis Group is recalling 68,181 cars worldwide for a faulty brake pedal assembly that can cause a brake failure. The recall affects mild-hybrid (MHEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions of the Jeep Renegade and Compass, Fiat 500X and Alfa Romeo Tonale that rolled off the production line between July 2023 and October 2024.
Editor’s note: Skoda also used to recall Karoq and Kodiaq models due to a faulty brake pedal. This involved about 14,000 cars produced between June and August 2020. By the way, in the aforementioned 11th week of 2021, Skoda Auto had as many as three recalls.
Two Hyundai recalls
Hyundai is recalling 76,065 vehicles in the Grand Santa Fe, iX35 and Veloster model lines manufactured between 2011 and 2014. The reason for the recall is a short circuit in the ESP unit that could lead to a fire. The second recall by the Korean manufacturer concerns the new Santa Fe SUV (production year 2024). Damage to the wiring harness may cause functional limitations of the curtain airbag with 64,096 vehicles.
Mitsubishi ASX exhaust
Mitsubishi is recalling 52,870 ASX SUVs manufactured between 2011 and 2019. The reason is that cracks at the end of the muffler can cause part of the exhaust to fall onto the road while driving.
Details on this week’s Rapex recalls can be found in the table below.
We write about the KBA recalls in the following articles:
- Repeated recall for BMW X3 due to luggage compartment rails
- Hyundai recalls tens of thousands of older cars due to fire risk in the ESP unit
- Toyota Highlander: The fault of the rear seats
- Alfa Romeo Tonale: Faulty brake pedal may fail
- Seat recalls the Exeo for passenger’s airbags
- Fiat 500X: Faulty brake pedal may fail
- Mitsubishi ASX may drop exhaust while driving
- Jeep recalls over 30,000 cars for possible brake failure
- Hyundai Santa Fe: Functional limitations of the curtain airbag
- KBA Archive
What we’ve written about in recent weeks:
- Fiat, Opel, Renault and Volkswagen recall their light commercial vehicles (week 44/24)
- Another mega recall for airbags. After BMW, Opel also recalls millions of cars (week 43/24)
- 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)
- ADAC 2024: These are the 22 least reliable cars
What did we write about a year ago:
- Dacia and Renaults running on LPG may have poorly welded tanks; gas leaks, and fire risk (week 45/23)
- Electric Nissan Ariya can shut itself off; Hyundai Kona Electric also with problems (week 44/23)
- Fiat 500, Doblo, Scudo and Ulysse recalls (week 43/23)
- Possible windscreen wiper failure with BMW, fire risk with Alfa Romeo (Week 42/23)
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Rapex Recalls announced in the 45th week of 2024
| Make, Model (Year) | Problem |
|---|---|
| BMW X3 / X3M (2016 – 2024) | The screw fixings of the boot’s lashing rails can fail in the event of a rear-end collision with heavy intrusion. |
| Nissan NV300 (2021 – 2023) | The side airbag collision sensors and associated cable kits may not have been installed during production. |
| Opel Vivaro (2024) | Radio screens can be insufficiently fixed in place. |
| Toyota Highlander (2019 – 2024) | The second-row split mid-bar seat back frame has an incorrect radius. |
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