Johannesburg – VW Golf (TSI and GTI), Volvo (XC90), and Hino (500 Series SKD and Hino 500 CBU Series) automobiles have been recalled for numerous causes.
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) introduced on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, that it has obtained recall notifications from Volkswagen of South Africa (VWSA), Volvo Cars South Africa (Volvo South Africa), and Toyota South Africa Motors (PTY) Ltd (Toyota South Africa).
Recall of Volkswagen Golf TSI and GTI
VWSA is recalling a complete of 159 Golf 8 R2.0 TSI 7 velocity DSG 235 KW and Golf 8 GTI 2.0 TSI 7 velocity DSG 180 KW automobiles offered between 16 April 2025 and 30 June 2025.
These automobiles are being recalled because of a defect within the entrance passenger seat belt.
According to VWSA, there’s a chance that the seat belt on the entrance passenger aspect is just not correctly connected to the decrease anchoring level due to a fault within the stitching course of.
If the decrease anchoring level of the belt system is just not securely connected, the protecting operate of the seat belt is considerably diminished.
In the occasion of an accident, this might end in severe or deadly accidents to the occupant within the entrance passenger seat.
Recall of Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid
Volvo South Africa has additionally notified the NCC concerning the recall of the 26 XC90 plug-in hybrid automobiles mannequin yr 2025 – 2026.
The automobile’s braking performance could also be briefly disabled whereas utilizing ‘B’ mode (in plug-in hybrid vehicles) or One Pedal Drive (in pure electrical vehicles), after coasting downhill for a interval.
This might result in a collision with doubtlessly severe security penalties for occupants of the automobile and others.
Recall for Hino 500 Series SKD and Hino 500 CBU Series
Toyota South Africa knowledgeable the NCC that they’re recalling a complete of 6 662 Hino 500 SKD collection and 77 Hino 500 CBU collection.
The automobiles had been made accessible from 11 May 2017 to 14 December 2023, and from 31 May 2018 to 25 December 2024, respectively.
According to the provider, an incorrect cage bolt spanner was equipped within the Hino 500 SKD automobiles, whereas the Hino 500 CBU got here with out the cage bolt spanner.
Although the parking brake will proceed to function throughout a automobile failure, it won’t be potential to launch the parking brake because the device is inaccurate and isn’t equipped.
“The NCC has famous the current rise of remembers of motor automobiles or associated parts of such motor automobiles and is partaking affected suppliers for additional data to find out the required steps to handle this,” stated Acting Commissioner, Mr. Hardin Ratshisusu.
“In the meantime, shoppers with affected automobiles are urged to urgently guide their automobiles with their nearest accepted dealerships for a radical automobile test, for gratis.”
