This week’s recalls:
– Seat – Takata airbags
– Hyundai – immobiliser
– Toyota, Lexus – crankshaft bearings
Overview of the recalls in the 25th week of 2024
Four recalls for ten models of five manufacturers were issued via EU Safety Gate in week 25 of 2024. Three recalls for three models were announced via the German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA).
One recall can be found in the European Safety Gate system for Hyundai, Lexus, Seat, Toyota and Volkswagen.
Hyundai recalls via the KBA.
- Isn’t that your car? See also the recent recalls of other makes.
Takata airbags at Seat
The propellant in the driver’s airbag can deteriorate over time with Seat Altea, Leon and Alhambra models equipped with Takata airbags and manufactured between May 2009 and June 2010. In the event of airbag activation, inflator fragments may injure vehicle occupants. This is not the first recall this year for defective airbags. Several car manufacturers have issued them, and all can be found in our archives under the airbag tag.
Three Hyundai recalls
This week, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt—KBA) released information on three Hyundai recalls. Some of these we have already reported on, and some are new. Airbags, the immobilizer, the driveshaft, or a faulty charging process in electric cars are to blame. Check out all of this year’s Hyundai recalls via the KBA and also via Europe’s Safety Gate system.
Details on this week’s Rapex recalls can be found in the table below.
We write about the KBA recalls in the following articles:
- Hyundai Tucson: The immobiliser function may be compromised
- Hyundai Tucson: The curtain airbag may not deploy
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6: Possible loss of drive
- KBA Archive
What we’ve written about in recent weeks:
- Volvo and Tesla resolve new recalls with over-the-air updates – OTA (week 24/24)
- ADAC 2024: These are the 22 least reliable cars
- Several Hyundai models may suddenly stop due to charger or gearbox issues (week 23/24)
- 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)
- Volkswagen in search of 12 cars that should not have been sold to customers
- TÜV Report 2024: The worst and the best cars
What did we write about a year ago:
- Renault and Land Rover have seat problems; Ferrari and Jeep may catch fire (week 25/23)
- Citroen, DS, Peugeot and Opel at risk of brake booster failure (week 24/23)
- Traction battery problems: Citroens, DS and Peugeots at risk of fire (week 23/23)
- Bentley, Citroen, Dodge, DS, Jaguar and Opel at risk of fire (week 21/23)
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Rapex Recalls announced in the 25th week of 2024
| Make, Model (years) | Problem |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Elantra (2023) | The vehicle’s transmission software doesn’t engage emergency mode when a fault occurs. |
| Hyundai Kona (2023) | The vehicle’s transmission software doesn’t engage emergency mode when a fault occurs. |
| Lexus LX600 (2021 – 2022) | The vehicles can contain crankshaft main bearings that have not been properly cleared. |
| Seat Alhambra (2009 – 2010) | The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. |
| Seat Altea (2009 – 2010) | The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. |
| Seat Leon (2009 – 2010) | The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. |
| Toyota Land Cruiser (2021 – 2022) | The vehicles can contain crankshaft main bearings that have not been properly cleared. |
| Toyota Tundra (2022) | The vehicles can contain crankshaft main bearings that have not been properly cleared. |
| Volkswagen ID.4 (2022 – 2024) | A defective screw connection between the seat backrest and the seat pan. |
| Volkswagen ID.7 (2023 – 2024) | A defective screw connection between the seat backrest and the seat pan. |
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