Massive car brand urgently recalls over 10,000 motors in UK as battery fault could spark a BLAZE

A MAJOR motors manufacturer has recalled more than 10,000 electric vehicles in the UK over battery concerns.

The car firm previously issued a warning to owners of the specific model of a high “fire risk”.

Volvo has initiated the global recall of the EX30 electric SUV over fears of overheating while charging.

The Swedish manufacturer warned customers not to charge the vehicles above 70 per cent due to “fire risks”.

All 40,323 cars across the Single Motor Extended Range and Twin Motor Performance versions produced between 2024 and 2026 are included in the recall.

Volvo Cars UK has confirmed that 10,500 of these models are on Britain’s roads.

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A spokesperson for the car firm said: “We will inspect and replace affected battery modules, free-of-charge, on all cars within the scope of the recall. We aim to fix all affected cars as soon as possible.”

Volvo previously warned owners that there had been some cases of battery cells in the 69kWh packs overheating, which could spark a fire and cause the rest of the car to ignite.

Drivers were informed that this “rare issue happening is significantly reduced below this level of charge”.

However, the restricted battery charge limits the range available to the electric vehicles.

A Volvo spokesperson told the Daily Mail: “Volvo Cars has initiated a recall campaign to fix the cars affected by the battery overheating issue affecting certain model year 2024-2026 EX30 Single Motor Extended Range and Twin Motor Performance cars, for which it issued a safety notice to affected customers in December last year.

“Our investigations have identified that in very rare cases, the battery in the affected vehicles can overheat when charged to a high level. In a worst-case scenario this could lead to a fire starting in the battery.

“To mitigate the safety risk in the meantime, we continue to ask all owners of affected cars to limit the maximum charge level of their car to 70 per cent until their battery modules have been inspected and replaced.

“We are now contacting the owners of affected cars to inform them of this update and to advise them of the next steps.”