Million-dollar V10 hypercar strikes trouble, as fire warnings issued for several Land Rover models
- Range Rover child seat restraints
- Land Rover overheating
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If you were one of the very few Aussies to get your hands on the strictly limited Porsche Carrera GT back in the early 2000s, we’ve got some bad news for you.
Porsche Cars Australia has just announced a nationwide recall for the iconic Carrera GT, calling back all 11 vehicles sold locally.
Only about 1270 examples of the 450kW 5.7-litre V10-powered hypercar were produced in Germany between 2004 and 2006, and only a few handfuls were shipped over to Australia in late 2004.
Now, all examples of the mid-engined, rear-drive manual Carrera GT are being called back to the workshop due to the potential for major chassis components to rust or break, according to the German car-maker.
“The chassis control arm mounts may not meet specifications and could corrode over the life of the vehicle,” said Porsche in its safety recall notice.
If the chassis control arm mounts corrode or crack, Porsche says owners could experience a “reduction of vehicle control”, increasing the risk of an accident causing injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users or bystanders.
Porsche is urging affected owners not to use their vehicle until it has been inspected by an official Porsche Centre.
The manufacturer says if the inspection does not show any abnormality on the components in question, the vehicle can be used without restriction until replacement parts are retrofitted.
Go to the Product Safety Australia website to read the full safety recall notice and check for affected VINs.
Range Rover child seat restraints
In other recent recall news, seven-seat variants of Range Rover vehicles built over 2021-2022 have been recalled due to a child seat restraint issue.
The recall affects just six examples and Range Rover says an installation issue could prevent the proper function of the Isofix child seat restraint in the second row of certain models.
“Due to an installation issue, certain 7-seat vehicles may have a latch installed with a defective weld in the second-row seat frame which will stop the seat from securing into the seat latch,” says the recall notice.
The British marque said this may also impact the operation of the Isofix child seat restraint when used and if the seat is not secured by the latch, a warning light will display on the instrument cluster.
Go to the Product Safety Australia website to read the full safety recall notice and check for affected VINs.
Land Rover overheating
In the meantime, Land Rover has issued a separate recall notice for all variations of the Defender, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar built between 2017 and 2023.
A total of 81 vehicles are involved in the safety recall, which relates to a manufacturing defect that could cause the engine to rapidly overheat under certain conditions.
Land Rover says this could cause an engine-mounted plastic elbow in the cooling system to rupture, allowing coolant to leak and potentially lead to an engine bay fire.
Go to the Product Safety Australia website to read the full safety recall notice and check for affected VINs.
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