The sports sedan Porsche 'Panamera', which costs 100 to 200 million won per car, will be recalled from next month due to fire risk.

Honda's large SUV (sports utility vehicle) 'Odyssey' and BMW electric car, which are likely to stop the engine or motor, are also subject to a recall.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on January 23 that voluntary recalls are under way due to a flaw in production of 12 models of six imported automobile brands including Porsche, Honda, Peugeot, Volvo, BMW, FCA (Fiat Chrysler) and 4,197 cars.

In the case of Panamera (970) 2,808 units imported and sold by Porsche Korea, it was confirmed that there is a possibility of fire due to internal circuit short-circuit due to the inflow of moisture between the air conditioner blower control unit sealing (sealing part).

Owners of the vehicle will be entitled to free temporary work (additional sealing to prevent ingress of water) from the Porsche Authorized Service Center on the 3rd of the following month.

Replacement will be made once the improved parts are supplied in 3Q.

Honda Korea imported and sold the SUV 'Odyssey' and 'Pilot' at 880, and the timing belt (cog) was not able to get the proper strength, That's it.

The official service center of Honda Korea will inspect the vehicle free of charge from the 29th of this month and replace parts if necessary.

Jeep Renegade BV (imported and sold by EPC Korea) There is a risk that the airbag will not spread due to a communication error (wrong command transmission) with 440 passenger protection controller modules.

Therefore, the program upgrade of the passenger protection controller module is free from 24th.

Peugeot 508 2.0 Blue HDi imported and sold by HANBUL Motors are also eligible for recall in six of 35 models.

This is because the high-pressure fuel pipe nut connected to the injector rail does not conform to the standard, which causes damage to the fuel pipe and fire.

Peugeot Service Center has already started to exchange free parts from 13th.

Volvo Car Korea's 22 XC90s are likely to leak coolant hoses and 12 BMW i3 94ah LCIs will be recalled due to the failure of the drive motor power supply due to circuit board failure of the power control unit EME (Electric Motor Electronics).

Volvo has begun recalling from the 20th and BMW will begin part replacement from the 24th.

If the car owner has repaired the defect at his own expense prior to the recall, you can apply for repairs to the manufacturer.

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