Feb 26 • 09:12 UTC 🇫🇮 Finland Iltalehti

Over 40,000 electric cars at risk of catching fire – Importer: Does not concern Finland

Volvo Cars is initiating a recall of 40,323 EX30 electric cars due to a fire risk associated with high-voltage batteries, but this issue does not affect cars sold in Finland.

Volvo Cars has announced a recall campaign affecting 40,323 units of the EX30 electric vehicle due to concerns that the high-voltage batteries could overheat and ignite. According to Reuters, the recall primarily targets vehicles sold in the UK, Mexico, Brazil, and Australia, while the importer Volvo Car Finland has confirmed that the issue does not apply to cars sold in Finland. There have also been reassurances from Volvo that no faulty vehicles are present in Sweden, indicating a limited geographical scope for this specific issue.

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