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Infrastructure and Water Management Minister Vincent Karremans
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Sunday, 1 November 2026 – 12:15
Hundreds of thousands of passenger cars are still being driven on Dutch roads despite open recalls that the Dutch vehicle authority, RDW, classifies as “serious.” The authority estimates that more than 400,000 vehicles are affected, though the precise number is unknown.
Infrastructure and Water Management Minister Vincent Karremans said the government is considering a law that would force vehicle owners to get the repairs done. “This is about your safety and that of your family,” he said. “It is genuinely important that this gets done.”
Officials say such a requirement would first need
Officials say such a requirement would first need better tracking of the recalls. “We currently have no proper grip on this problem and on exactly how many cars are involved,” Karremans said. The RDW and the automotive trade group Bovag both support the idea of a driving ban for unrepaired vehicles, similar to the existing ban for cars that fail their periodic technical inspection.
The largest single category of those open recalls involves vehicles still fitted with airbags made by the Japanese supplier Takata. Roughly 160,000 cars in the Netherlands are estimated to still carry the defective inflators, which can reportedly explode and have been linked to deaths abroad.
Other recent recalls include hybrid Ford Kuga models. The model’s batteries can cach fire. Recalls also include the Volvo EX30, whose headrests may detach. The owners of the Volvo are scheduled to be notified this week.
