Recall Wrap: Almost 43,000 Subarus recalled

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued two vehicle safety recalls this week, the biggest being for 42,691 model year 2010 to 2014 Subaru Liberty and Outback vehicles due to a potentially faulty park brake.

According to the recall notice, the circuit board controlling the electronic park brake in the Subaru vehicles can fracture, rendering the park brake inoperative.

"If this happens, the vehicle may be in breach of the Australian Design Rules (ADRs) for motor vehicles," reads the recall notice, adding that in a worst-case scenario this can lead to an "increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants and other road users".

Owners will be contacted by Subaru via mail to let them know if their car is affected, or if owners want to be proactive they can check the Subaru recall website.

Like all product recalls, the manufacturer will carry out repairs to the vehicles at no cost to vehicle owners, except for their time.

Meantime just over 850 Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles sold in Australia between May 2016 and January 2018 have been recalled due to the potential of window trim becoming dislodged.

"The bonding of the rear window trim strips at the left and right may not have been performed correctly," says the official ACCC recall notice.

If the trim does become dislodged, the aluminum strip can detach when the vehicle is in motion and this could "present a hazard to any traffic following behind".

The recall notice says affected C-Class owners should contact their nearest Mercedes-Benz passenger car retailer to arrange an inspection and repair of their vehicles free of charge.

The list of affected vehicles can be found via a VIN list here.