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Jeep Grand Cherokee safety recall issued in South Africa over airbags

Stellantis South Africa has issued a safety recall for Jeep Grand Cherokee models sold nationally between 2023-2025. We detail the reason for the recall and how you can check if your car is affected.

Stellantis South Africa has issued a safety recall for Jeep Grand Cherokee models sold between 2023 and 2025 in our market. The automaker’s local arm says the airbag control unit module may have been produced with permanently active, faulty software in the door airbag pressure sensor. As a result, the Grand Cherokee’s front side airbags might deploy later than necessary during an accident. This may increase chances of injury during certain crashes and reduce protection for front passengers.

Jeep Grand Cherokee recall in South Africa

Models affected: Grand Cherokee, sold between 2023 and 2025
Reason for safety recall: Faults within airbag control unit module, potentially delaying front side airbag deployment
Number of units affected in South Africa: 255 (of these, four units are with Stellantis already)

Customers owning the affected vehicles are urged to take their vehicles to their nearest authorised Jeep dealership. Any corrective work will be carried out at no cost to the consumer. To check if your vehicle is affected, visit https://www.jeep.com/za/after-sales/recall-campaign.html.

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Jeep Grand Cherokee safety recall issued in South Africa over airbags

Stellantis South Africa has issued a safety recall for Jeep Grand Cherokee models sold between 2023-2025...
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Suzuki recalls Grand Vitara vehicles due to low fuel warning light​


The National Consumer Commission has announced a recall of the Suzuki Grand Vitara, which affects 543 vehicles.

Suzuki Auto South Africa said the recall affects vehicles that were available for sale from May last year through its dealerships nationwide.

The carmaker says the low fuel warning light may not turn on as the fuel level decreases, which may result in the driver not being alerted of low fuel levels.

This may lead to the affected vehicle running out of fuel, causing the engine to stall and preventing it from starting.

Consumers who own this model are urged to take their vehicles to their nearest authorised Suzuki dealership for a fuel gauge inspection.
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Suzuki recalls Grand Vitara vehicles due to low fuel warning light

Suzuki Auto South Africa said the recall affects vehicles that were available for sale from May last year through its dealerships nationwide.
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Binary_Bark said:

Suzuki recalls Grand Vitara vehicles due to low fuel warning light​




www.ewn.co.za

Suzuki recalls Grand Vitara vehicles due to low fuel warning light

Suzuki Auto South Africa said the recall affects vehicles that were available for sale from May last year through its dealerships nationwide.
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This recall took quite a while to trickle down to Suzuki SA - it was already being rolled-out & implemented over in India in mid-November last year, when I posted a Team-BHP article here in this thread... ;)

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5000 electric Volkswagens hit with 80% charge limit over fire risk - Autocar​

Owners of some ID 3, ID 4, ID 7, Buzz and Cupra Born models are unable to fully charge until the battery is checked

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Owners of some electric Volkswagen and Cupra models have been prevented from charging their cars past 80% over concerns that the battery could overheat and catch fire.

The Volkswagen Group is preparing to issue a recall for selected ID 3, ID 4, ID 7, ID Buzz and Cupra Born models produced between 2022 and 2025 in order to check that their battery components "meet quality standards".

A recall issued in other markets also includes Audi Q4 E-tron models produced during that period, but the SUV is not listed by the UK notice.

The notice applies to around 5000 cars in the UK, Autocar understands, of some 85,000 worldwide.

The affected vehicles are fitted with batteries from an unnamed supplier, containing components that "might not meet our high-quality standards" and could overheat when charged above 80% capacity, "posing a fire risk", said VW.

"This could result in serious or life-threatening injuries to people inside and outside the vehicle, as well as significant property damage," the company warned.

There have been no confirmed cases of injury, said VW, but some property damage has been reported.

Ahead of the impacted vehicles being checked, an 80% charging limit has been imposed via an over-the-air update, meaning owners are unable to use their car's full range in the meantime. Based on official WLTP figures for the ID 3, the 20% shortfall could amount to between 40 and 70 miles of lost range.

Volkswagen says it has contacted retail customers where possible and advised fleet companies of the move. It has also posted notices on the relevant brand websites.

The company advises that technical faults with the battery would not be "necessarily recognisable" so all 5000 cars will need to be checked. It has not given a timeframe for the process.

Owners will be contacted and some will need to take their car to a workshop for a physical safety check – lasting one hour – and battery modules replaced where needed.

Other cars can be checked and updated over the air, said VW, and owners will be given a date and instructions in due course.
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Chery Group SA recalls Tiggo 4 Pro and C5 over rear-axle issue

Chery Group South Africa has announced a recall of certain Tiggo 4 Pro and Omoda C5 units over a potential issue with these Chinese crossovers’ respective rear axles…

- Tiggo 4 Pro and C5 recalled in South Africa
- Issue involves potentially defective rear axle
- Recall includes over 20 000 units in Mzansi

Chery Group South Africa has announced what it describes as a “precautionary recall campaign” for certain Tiggo 4 Pro (a model that has since been supplanted by the Tiggo 4 Cross) and Omoda C5 units to “inspect the rear axle and replace it where necessary”.

The announcement comes shortly after Chery initiated a recall of nearly 54 000 units in China for the same “manufacturing issue” with rear axles. This was seemingly prompted by at least two instances in Malaysia (in 2024 and 2026) where the rear axle of affected vehicles completely detached.

According to Chery Group SA, the recall action in South Africa includes 17 508 units of the Tiggo 4 Pro and 2 685 units of the C5, all produced between 6 June 2022 and 31 December 2023. The company says “replacement parts are available in South Africa” and that “repairs will be prioritised”.

“These vehicles are being recalled as a precautionary measure, and inclusion in the campaign does not mean that every vehicle has a defective rear axle. Affected models are no longer being produced, and current models on sale in South Africa are not part of the affected batch of units,” Chery Group SA said in a statement.

“The campaign relates to a rear axle manufacturing issue that may affect the weld between the rear axle trailing arm and sleeve on some vehicles. In extreme and rare circumstances, the weld could fail and separate, which could affect wheel control and increase the risk of an accident,” the statement added.

Chery Group SA further emphasised that “inclusion in the recall does not mean that every vehicle has a defective rear axle”. The Chinese firm’s local division says the campaign “covers vehicles that may have been fitted with an axle from the identified production batch and is being undertaken as a precautionary measure to ensure that all potentially affected vehicles are checked”.

 
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