Vehicle recall R/2001/078

Daihatsu Sirion recall: Headlights may fail unexpectedly

DVSA recall R/2001/078 names the Daihatsu Sirion and Daihatsu Cuore. It was launched 10 October 2001. It covers vehicles built 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1999.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2001/078
Launched: 10 October 2001
Issued by: DAIHATSU
Vehicles: DVSA lists 2,264 on each model line

What can go wrong

There is a possibility that the headlight and horn wiring circuit may fail resulting in the unexpected failure of the headlights and horn.

The fix

Recall likely affected vehicles for modifications to the headlight and horn circuit wiring connection.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 2,264. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Daihatsu Sirion	1 January 1998 to 31 December 1999	2,264
Daihatsu Cuore	1 January 1998 to 31 December 1999	2,264

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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