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European Union

Safety Gate

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Germany

KBA register

Known campaigns in this source

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The Netherlands

RDW open recalls

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Registered model names in RDW cannot be separated reliably, so we do not show a model-specific percentage.

A campaign can appear in more than one register. These figures are advisory, not a per-VIN recall check.

EU Safety Gate campaigns

The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 21 logged for this model.

Most recent entries shown: 12 of 21.

18 Sept 2026 Passenger car Risk: Environment. Ref SR/02468/26. The diesel particulate filter (DPF) may be cracked on 2.0 l EcoBlue Diesel and 1.5 l EcoBlue vehicles. This could cause the vehicles to fail the legally required roadworthiness test, as exhaust emissions of soot may be above the authorised limit. The product does not comply with the Regulation on…
31 May 2024 Lorry Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01383/24. Steering shaft and column connection may dislocate and steering wheel will rotate without a steering effect. Steering functionality directly affected by this error state with lose of vehicle direction.This increases the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the…
29 Mar 2024 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref A12/00784/24. The cooling airflow is insufficient, causing the oil channel to be blocked. This leads the connecting rod bearing to seize and the connecting rod to tear off. This can deteriorate the combustion engine, resulting in a rupture in the engine oil tank or engine block, creating an oil tank leak. This…
26 Jan 2024 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00141/24. The engine control unit does not correctly detect overheating, which can allow the engine to overheat, leading to a leak of engine oil. Leaking oil can drop onto the road and create a risk of injuries to other road traffic participants. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the…
27 Jan 2023 Lorry Risk: Fire. Ref A12/00177/23. One of the four fixing nuts of the 150 A Mega fuse may not have been sufficiently tightened or insulating material may be trapped between the nut/eye/fuse in one of the two connections. This prevents proper electrical contact between the components and can cause a local smouldering fire or a…
1 Oct 2021 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref A12/01371/21. Localised overheating of the engine cylinder head can occur due to the engine not containing sufficient coolant. This may cause the cylinder head to crack, causing a pressurised oil leak that may result in a fire in the engine compartment. The product does not comply with the requirements laid…
25 Jun 2021 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref INFO/00130/21. A problem may occur with the current Telematic control unit (TCU) software, which could affect the functionality of the eCall system.As a result, emergency service may not be contacted in case of need.
26 Feb 2021 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00273/21. The original control arm bolts on the rear suspension are prone to corrosion, which may cause them to fail. As a result, the steering control of the vehicle will be impaired, increasing the risk of an accident.
18 Sept 2020 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01240/20. The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, it may underinflate…
27 Mar 2020 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00466/20. The electronic steering column lock (ESCL) can be activated unexpectedly.This will result in the disabled steering function, increasing the risk of an accident.
6 Dec 2019 Passenger car Risk: Fire, Injuries. Ref A12/1883/19. The clutch pressure plate may break while the vehicle is in motion. This may lead to a malfunction of the transmission and to increased risk of the engine catching fire.
1 Nov 2019 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/1602/19. The anchorage bolts on the seatbelts may not have been tightened with the correct torque. This may result in loss of the seatbelts' retaining function, increasing the risk of injuries in the event of an accident.

KBA (Germany) campaigns

Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 41 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.

Most recent entries shown: 12 of 41.

25 Sept 2026 Ref 16700R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung DPF. Production: 10.12.2014 - 22.07.2019. Original source text (German)
28 Aug 2026 Ref 16954R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung DPF. Production: 16.12.2014 - 26.10.2019. Original source text (German)
29 May 2026 Ref 16563R Risk: Ausfall e-Call. Production: 14.08.2018 - 15.10.2024. Original source text (German)
17 Dec 2025 Ref 15935R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung DPF. Production: 06.04.2018 - 03.06.2024. Original source text (German)
17 Dec 2024 Ref 14555R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung DPF. Production: 12.05.2014 - 19.01.2023. Original source text (German)
10 Jun 2024 Ref 13711 Risk: Die Lenksäule und Lenkwellen können nicht richtig montiert sein, sodass sich die Verbindung lösen kann. Es besteht die Gefahr eines Lenkungsverlustes.. Production: 25.11.2023 - 10.01.2024. Original source text (German)
7 Feb 2024 Ref 13560 Risk: Fehlende Warnmeldung bezüglich adaptivem Scheinwerfersystem.. Production: 2018 - 2022. Original source text (German)
4 Jan 2024 Ref 13491 Risk: Eine Überhitzung des Motors aufgrund einer fehlerhaften Kühlstrategie kann zu Ölverlust führen.. Production: 2014 - 2015. Original source text (German)
31 Jul 2023 Ref 13012 Risk: Die Nicht-Abschaltung des Elektromotors vom Hybridantrieb kann im Falle eines Motorschadens des Verbrennungsmotors zum Bruch der Motorölwanne oder des Motorblocks und zum Austritt von Motoröl führen. Es besteht Brandgefahr.. Production: 2019 - 2023. Original source text (German)
21 Mar 2023 Ref 11931 Risk: Fehlerhafte Bauteile an der Schaltung können dazu führen, dass die Parkfunktion ausfällt und die Fahrzeuge wegrollen.. Production: 2011 - 2021. Original source text (German)
8 Sept 2021 Ref 7044 Risk: Fehler im Gasgenerator des Fahrerairbags führt bei Airbagauslösung zu unkontrollierter Entfaltung und zum Lösen von Metallfragmenten, die die Insassen verletzen können.. Production: 2006 - 2017. Original source text (German)
7 Jun 2021 Ref 10894 Risk: Aufgrund eines Softwarefehlers funktioniert das Notrufsystem (eCall) möglicherweise nicht wie vorgesehen.. Production: 2019 - 2021. Original source text (German)

How this compares

Each register is compared on its own with the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for; the registers are never combined into one score. Its 21 EU Safety Gate campaigns are more than the median of 17 for this set. Its 41 KBA campaigns are more than the median of 34.

Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.

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