JPJ orders recall of 8,000 vehicles over safety concerns

Daily Express

11-07-2025

Published on: Friday, July 11, 2025
Published on: Fri, Jul 11, 2025
By: FMT Reporters Text Size: The road transport department said the recall involving Mercedes-Benz, Kia and Yamaha was crucial to prevent accidents. PETALING JAYA: The road transport department (JPJ) has issued a recall for over 8,000 vehicles, including cars from Mercedes-Benz and Kia. Its director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said the recall was crucial to prevent accidents caused by structural, equipment or system defects in these vehicles. The recall involved 5,123 units of the Kia Rio UB, 3,167 Yamaha motorcycles of the models Tenere 700, Tracer 9 GT, and MT09, as well as 32 units of Mercedes-Benz cars of the S-Class, GLC, AMG SL, EQS, and EQR models. The Kia cars, manufactured between 2010 and 2017, are at risk of an electrical short circuit, which may result in a fire originating from the hydraulic electronic control unit circuit board. The Yamaha MT-09 and Tracer 9 GT units, produced between November 2021 and February 2025, have been identified with throttle position sensor malfunctions. The Yamaha Tenere 700, made in 2023 and 2024, have reported clutch operation irregularities and gear-shifting difficulties. The Mercedes-Benz cars, manufactured from 2023 to 2025, have been found to exhibit defects in their prefuse box assemblies. Aedy said affected vehicle owners would be contacted by the manufacturers to schedule an inspection. 'All owners of the affected models are urged to plan accordingly to ensure that the recall and inspection process can be completed as soon as possible,' he said in a statement. He also said that any defective components identified would be replaced at no cost, with expenses fully covered by the respective vehicle manufacturers.