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What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find

• Overview

  You need to get your vehicle, vehicle parts and accessories fixed or…

• Recalled vehicles, parts and accessories

  If your vehicle is recalled for a safety reason, you’ll usually be sent a…

• Report a serious safety defect

  If you find a serious defect that affects the safety of your vehicle, one…

• Faults with vehicles, parts and accessories

  Faults in the way vehicles, vehicle parts and accessories are designed or…

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• Updated: 6 September 2019

Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.

• Updated: 4 July 2022

Waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle maintenance and dismantling activities.

• Updated: 14 August 2025

Guidance for manufacturers and importers.

• Updated: 1 January 2021

How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.

• Updated: 18 December 2023

Your responsibilities to check equipment for fluorinated gas (F gas) leaks.

• Updated: 21 August 2019

Guidance and forms for recalls and safety defects, download recall data, and issues which could result in a safety issue occurring if they are not fixed.

• Updated: 21 July 2017

How often you must get equipment checked for leaks if it contains hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) - a type of ozone-depleting substance (ODS).

• Updated: 16 October 2019

Find out about the private use of company cars and vans and when a benefit charge is incurred.

• Updated: 30 December 2019