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KIA Motors South Africa announces safety recall on select 2005 – 2009 Sorento and Sedona models

Sep, 16 2020, 14:20

Effective today, KIA Motors South Africa (Pty) Ltd will conduct a safety recall on 2,175 KIA Sorento (BL) and KIA Carnival/Sedona (VQ) models manufactured in Korea between 2005 and 2009.

New Zealand and Australia announce massive Takata airbag recalls

Apr, 04 2018, 04:36

The New Zealand government has announced a compulsory recall of 50 000 cars that it says contain faulty Alpha-type Takata airbags, just a month after the Australian government announced its own recall in February.

Product recall risks growing in size and number, as technology drives new triggers

Dec, 13 2017, 01:19

Product-related risk is one of the biggest perils facing businesses today, with recall exposures having increased significantly over the past decade, bringing the potential for larger and more complex losses than ever.

Ford extends safety recall

Mar, 30 2017, 11:33

Ford South Africa has expanded the safety recall for the 1.6-litre GTDi engine to include the Ford Fiesta ST - which in SA includes approximately 1,078 Fiesta ST models produced between September 2012 and December 2014.

Takata fined $1 Billion for defrauding customers

Mar, 10 2017, 10:26

Takata Corporation has pleaded guilty in the U.S. federal court to one count of wire fraud and has agreed to pay $1 billion in criminal penalties for lying about its ammonium nitrate-based airbag inflators - blamed for 16 deaths and over 180 injuries

Ford Issues Safety Recall for Kuga 1.6

Jan, 16 2017, 18:25

Ford South Africa is issuing a safety recall for Kuga models equipped with the 1.6-litre engine to address an engine overheating condition that could cause a fire.

Ford Kuga fires – is a recall on the cards?

Jan, 16 2017, 13:59

In light of the recent Ford Kuga fires, Vishal Premlall, Director of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), believes now is an opportune time to readdress the issues surrounding vehicle recalls in South Africa.

Ford Kuga fires up NCC

Dec, 21 2016, 13:27

According to the Times Live website, Ford SA has agreed to inspect every one of the Kuga family SUVs it has sold in South Africa which was relayed by the National Consumer Commission (NCC).

FCA US Hosts 1st Recall Best Practices Summit

May, 27 2016, 09:08

FCA US hosted the "1st Annual Automotive Safety Recall Best Practices Summit" from 24-25 May, providing an opportunity for 18 global automakers to discuss, learn about and share current approaches for improving vehicle safety recall execution.

KIA Motors SA: Voluntary Safety Recall

May, 16 2016, 10:17

KIA Motors South Africa will begin a voluntary safety recall of 180 KIA Cerato vehicles (from the 2011 model year) from next week Monday, to replace two automatic transmission cooling hoses.