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Mercedes GLA
Automotive
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Mercedes recalls nearly 1,000 vehicles over fire risk

Mercedes is recalling 966 cars in Vietnam due to fire risks related to electrical short circuits in the trunk control modules and faulty trim bars on rear doors. The recall covers three models – C300, GLE, and GLS imported via official channels in Vietnam. Of…

porche
Automotive
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Porsche Recalls Cars Worldwide Due To Faulty Transmission Unit

Volkswagen’s sports-car brand Porsche has to recall almost 340,000 Cayenne and Panamera vehicles due to problems with their automatic transmission, the German company said on Tuesday. A Porsche spokesman said the cars might roll when parked due to a…

Audi Q3 Sportback
Automotive
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Audi Recalls 1644 e-Tron SUVs Globally

Audi has recalled the e-Tron electric SUV, it’s first in the history, for a water leakage that could result in fie. The company is taking the recall very seriously and said that the recall is voluntary and affects approximately 540 e-tron vehicles in the US…

bmw logo
Automotive
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BMW Korea announces recall of 99,000 additional vehicles

BMW on Wednesday announced another recall of an additional 99,000 vehicles, with 20,000 of them recalled immediately on concerns of engine fires. The remaining 79,000 will be recalled if replacement parts are found to be faulty. The Ministry of Land,…

hyundai santa fe
Automotive
3 min read

Hyundai, Kia move ahead with recall in U.S.

Despite a government shutdown, Hyundai and Kia are moving ahead with a recall of about 168,000 vehicles to fix a fuel pipe problem that can cause engine fires. The problem stems from improper repairs during previous recalls for engine failures. The affiliated…

hyundai kia
Automotive
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Hyundai Korea recalls diesel vehicles for emissions issue

Hyundai Motor will recall about 79,000 diesel-powered vehicles to fix faulty emission-related components, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday.Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales is expected to recall 78,721 vehicles encompassing three different models due to…

bmw on fire
Automotive
3 min read

6 months of recalls, but BMWs are still burning in Korea

Things aren’t looking good for beleaguered German automaker BMW, with yet another vehicle reported to have burst into flames on Christmas Day. A BMW 520 sedan caught fire at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday in Gongju, South Chungcheong. Earlier that day at 1 a.m.,…

50440 mercedes logo wallpaper iphone
Automotive
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Mercedes-Benz Vietnam to recall 4,802 SUVs over faulty seatbelts

Mercedes-Benz Vietnam is expected to issue a recall notice for 4,802 vehicles due to seatbelt faults in their rear seats. Company representatives said that an application for the recall has been submitted and they are waiting for approval from the Vietnam…

bmw on fire
Automotive
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BMW expands recall on fire risk to 1.6 million diesel vehicles

BMW is recalling about 1.6 million diesel cars to fix a potential fire hazard in their engines, expanding repairs from just under half a million vehicles in Europe and Asia. The voluntary service action follows a BMW investigation that found coolant could…

honda factory
Automotive
2 min read

Japan’s Honda to recall 350,000 cars in China over engine issue

Honda Motor Co Ltd will recall roughly 350,000 vehicles in China to resolve a cold-climate engine issue and quell a barrage of customer complaints that has hit the automaker over the past month. The recall involves the CR-V sport utility vehicle and the Civic…

Mercedes Fire
Automotive
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Daimler to recall one million Mercedes globally after 51 fires

Daimler AG said it will recall one million newer-model Mercedes-Benz vehicles worldwide due to the risk of fire, after 51 fires were reported. The German company said no injuries or deaths were reported relating to the vehicles that it will begin recalling in…

BMW
Automotive
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BMW recalls 110,000 cars in Japan over Takata airbags

BMW Group said today it is recalling about 110,000 cars in Japan over potentially faulty airbag inflators made by Takata Corp., as part of the auto industry’s largest ever global call back. The automaker recalled 44 models including its 1-series 116i and 118i…