The National Consumer Commission has issued recall notices for Volkswagen, Volvo and Toyota. Here’s which cars are affected.
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has sent out notices regarding the Volkswagen Golf 8, Volvo XC90 PHEV and on the commercial side of things, the Toyota Hino 500.
Volkswagen Golf 8 Recall
Volkswagen has announced a recall of 159 Golf 8 R and Golf 8 GTI sold between 16th April 2025 and 30 June 2025. The reason behind the recall is due to the front passenger seat belt being defected. The brand said the belt is not properly attached to the lower anchoring point due to a fault in the sewing process. In the event of an accident, the seat belt’s functionality is affected.
Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid
Volvo South Africa has confirmed that 26 XC90 PHEV in the model year 2025-2026 are affected by a braking issue when the vehicle is in its brake regeneration mode / one pedal drive after coasting downhill for a period of time. According to the NCC, ‘this could lead to a collision with potentially serious safety consequences.’
Toyota Hino 500
Toyota SA has confirmed the recall of 6 662 Hino SKD and 77 Hino 55 CBU vehicles, assembled between 11 May 2017 and 14 December 2023 and 31 May 2018 to December 2024 respectively. Toyota says ‘an incorrect cage bolt spanner was supplied in the Hino 500 SKD vehicles, while the Hino 500 CBU came without the cage bolt spanner.’ The parking brake will continue to operate during a vehicle failure, but it won’t be possible to release the parking brake as the tool is incorrect.
Comment from the National Consumer Commission: “The NCC has noted the recent rise of recalls of motor vehicles or related components of such motor vehicles and is engaging affected suppliers for further information to determine the required steps to address this. In the meantime, consumers with affected vehicles are urged to urgently book their vehicles with their nearest approved dealerships for a thorough vehicle check, at no cost”, said Acting Commissioner, Mr. Hardin Ratshisusu.
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