Manufacturers have made 22 vehicle recalls since the beginning of the year, affecting numerous cars and vans.

Most faults will be rectified during a scheduled service; a few will result in an immediate recall.

  • Citroën: Dispatch (accelerator pedal may fail to return to idle when released).
  • Dodge: Nitro (handbrake may not work).
  • Fiat: Scudo (accelerator may stick), 500 and Grande Punto 1.2 and 1.4 petrols (fuel may leak from manifold).
  • Jeep: Cherokee (handbrake may not work).
  • LTI: TX4 taxi (short circuit may occur).
  • Mazda: 3, 5 and 6 diesel (engine revs may increase inadvertently).
  • Mercedes-Benz: Vito and Viano (airbag may not deploy/handbrake may fail), S-Class (steering could be impaired).
  • Porsche: 911 Carrera 4 and 4S models (engine spacers may detach).
  • Saab: 9-5 (fuel leak may occur).
  • Smart: Fortwo (windscreen may come loose).
  • Suzuki: Swift (boot light may catch fire).
  • Toyota: Auris (rear brake callipers may detach).
  • Volvo: XC60 (towing eye may not be correctly fitted), S80/V70 and XC70 (short circuit – fire may occur).
  • Only specific VINs are affected for each model recall. To see the full list of vehicles recalled and the specific models affected, and to check on historic data, go to www.fleetnews.co.uk and click on the ‘road test’ icon, then click on the ‘vehicle recalls’ button.