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More Toyota recalls!!
Seatbelt issues in Toyota Proace cause for recalls Toyota is carrying out a 'voluntary' recall of all Proace vehicles. The Proace vehicle which is manufactured by Toyota between the years of 2016-2019 is being recalled due to safety concerns, with 1027 vehicles being affected in the Irish market. The company has put this alert out with concerns that the seatbelts...
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‘Sketchy’ welding on Subaru vehicles calls for recalls
It has come to light that 2,107 Legacy and Outback models from the Japanese car manufacturer have had to be recalled. The reason for this being ‘sketchy’ welds beneath the windshield. Vehicle recalls are not something any car manufacturer wants, what's worse though is the need for the entire vehicle to be replaced. Subaru has had this issue not once...
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500,000 Volvo vehicles recalled worldwide
Volvo Recall A sum of 500,000 vehicles have been recalled worldwide including 5,200 from the Irish market and a whopping 70,000 in the UK. The reason for this recall is due to a possible fire risk within the vehicle engine. They have released a list of the vehicles affected by this default being between 2014-2019 on diesel engines. According to...
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Volvo recalls 5200 vehicles in Ireland
Volvo Engine defect The Swedish company have had to issue a recall on 5,200 of its Irish vehicles. This comes after concerns of fire risk and applies to models between 2014 to 2019 with a 2L, 4 cylinder diesel engine. The models that have been affected are the following: S60, S80, S90, V40, V60, V70, V90, XC60 and XC90 vehicles....
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Daimler to recall 60,000 Mercedes
Daimler Recall Mercedes-Benz GLK 220 German giant car manufacturer, Daimler will recall 60,000 Mercedes-Benz diesel cars in Germany over emissions. German regulators at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure found that these vehicles were fitted with emissions test distorting software said on Saturday. The affected model is the Mercedes-Benz GLK 220 produced between 2012 and 2015. Daimler has...
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Irish Electric Car Sales On The Increase
EV Sales So far this year, in the first quarter, there has been as many electric cars sold than in the whole of 2018. Industry figures have revealed that 330 new electric car were registered in Ireland during the month of February, compared to just 72 in the same month last year. So far this year, 1,129 electric cars have...
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Mercedes-Benz holds the top spot for the most recalled car brand of 2018
Although Mercedes-Benz is the best selling luxury car brand in the world, it also holds the accolade of being at the top of the list of most recalled car brands in 2018. Although these are very expensive cars and out of reach for most car buyers but they don’t often deliver the kind of dependability luxury car buyers might expect....
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Volkswagen's response to 'potentially lethal' seat belt fault criticised
Volkswagen owners who bought their cars over the summer say they were not told about a fault where a seat belt could unbuckle. Many have called Volkswagen's handling of a "potentially lethal safety issue" involving seatbelts as "completely unsatisfactory", Volkswagen has reportedly sold an estimated 55,000 vehicles since it was made aware of the fault six months ago with VW...
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South Korea bans 20,000 BMW’s after engine fires
The Transport Ministry in South Korea said on Tuesday it plans to ban around 20,000 BMW from the streets because of mounting public fears about engine fires. The driving ban has been announced after 27 engines went up in flames between January and July. BMW in Korea has apologized last week and they have also embarked on a vehicle...
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Dacia and Ford recall thousands of cars in Ireland
Dacia and Ford are recalling thousands of cars in Ireland over safety fears and Irish motorists who are affected by these recalls will be contacted in due course.This is an urgent recall notice issued on thousands of cars in Ireland, in which Dacia is recalling 2,291 vehicles and Ford is recalling 278 vehicles.The affected Dacia vehicles are certain models of...