safety-related recalls Archives

S. Korean Government to Probe BMW over Belated Recall

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will look into BMW Korea over its alleged delay in the recalling of more than 100,000 passenger cars, an official said Thursday, as the latest vehicle fire is fueling safety concerns. A BMW 520d sedan caught fire while being driven on a local expressway at 11:47 a.m. [...]

Safety-related Automobile Recalls Jump in Korea jump in 1H

SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cars subject to safety-related recalls in South Korea jumped over 25 percent in the first half of 2015 as automakers tended to voluntarily recall vehicles suspected of possible defects, data showed Wednesday. Local and foreign automakers recalled 425,212 cars during the January-June period for safety-related defects, [...]