This week’s recalls:
– Audi e-tron – fire risk
– Jaguar I-Pace – fire risk
– Suzuki Vitara a SX4 – brakes
Overview of the recalls in the 8th week of 2024
Four recalls for six models of three makes were issued via EU Safety Gate in week 8 of 2024. Five recalls for 13 models were published by the German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA).
Two new recalls can be found in the European Safety Gate system for Audi, while Mercedes-Benz and Suzuki have one action each.
Dodge, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Suzuki are all issuing recalls via the KBA.
- Isn’t that your car? See also the recent recalls of other makes.
Overheating and fire with electric Audis and Jaguars
Voltage losses in the individual cell modules of the high-voltage battery can lead to thermal overload with 40,000+ Audi e-tron electric cars built between March 2018 and March 2022. Jaguar I-Pace from 2019 to 2024 may also have problems with the high-voltage system. This recall can be found in the KBA section. In both cases, this could lead to an increased risk of fire.
Brake problems with Suzuki
The left rear brake pipe could have been damaged during installation, leading to corrosion and puncture in nearly 5,000 Suzuki SX4 S-Cross and Vitara from 2023. A brake fluid leak would have impaired braking performance and driving stability. The recall is found in both the Safety Gate and KBA databases this week.
Details on this week’s Rapex recalls can be found in the table below.
We write about the KBA recalls in the following articles:
- Dodge RAM: Unintentional signalling or high-beam
- Jaguar I-Pace: Renewed recall due to thermal overload of high-voltage system
- Suzuki SX4 and Vitara: Braking performance may be limited
- Mercedes GLE: The accelerator pedal can get stuck
- Mercedes recalls a quarter of a million cars due to fire risk
- BMW recalls a quarter of a million 20-year-old cars for driver airbag replacement
- Mercedes E-Class and CLS: Fire risk in the engine compartment
- Toyota C-HR: The Intelligent Park Assist system may fail
- Audi e-tron: Possible HV battery thermal overload and fire
- KBA Archive
What we’ve written about in recent weeks:
- Taillight problems reported by Volvo and Fiat (week 6/24)
- Stellantis recalls 50,000 vans of four brands due to steering issues (week 5/24)
- Repeated Ford, Hyundai and Mercedes recalls (week 4/24)
- These 17 cars had five or more recalls in 2023
- 2023: The most recalled cars in Europe
- TÜV Report 2024: The worst and the best cars
What did we write about a year ago:
- Fire risk with French vans; detached roof on older Mercedes (week 8/23)
- Steering problems with Peugeot 208; faulty HV battery with Toyota RAV4 PHEV (week 6/23)
- Suzuki, Toyota, Mercedes and Volvo recalls (week 5/23)
- Some Volvo and Mercedes models may have steering problem (week 4/23)
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Rapex Recalls announced in the 8th week of 2024
| Make, Model (years) | Problem |
|---|---|
| Audi e-tron (2018 – 2022) | Voltage losses in individual cell modules of the high-voltage battery may lead to thermal overload. |
| Audi Q7 (2023) | The side airbag is insufficiently secured to the front left-hand side of the seat frame. |
| Audi Q8 (2023) | The side airbag is insufficiently secured to the front left-hand side of the seat frame. |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class AMG (2022 – 2023) | Due to a faulty fixation, the rear axle wiring harness may be damaged. |
| Suzuki Vitara (2023) | The left rear brake pipe may have been damaged during tightening process. |
| Suzuki SX4 S-Cross (2023) | The left rear brake pipe may have been damaged during tightening process. |
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