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Automotive Market Surveillance Authority (AMSA)

The roles and responsibilities of AMSA. 

Our role is to carry out market surveillance to ensure that new vehicles and their components meet with type-approval requirements under EU Regulation 2018/858 and was given further effect in Irish law through S.I. No. 556/2020. This applies to health, safety, the environment and any other aspect of public interest protection. For more information, see our type-approval webpage.

Parked cars Since 1 July 2023, the AMSA scope has been expanded to cater for product recalls summary information for category L vehicles alongside vehicle categories M, N and O. Previously the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) provided this information. This  covers the market surveillance of L-Category vehicles under EU Regulation 168/2013 and was given further effect in Irish law through  S.I. No. 340 of 2023.

Vehicle types

As AMSA, we provide recall summary information for vehicle categories L, M, N and O, which includes motorcycles, mopeds, trikes, quads, passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, buses and trailers.

If you have a query or a safety concern in relation to your vehicle or a recall campaign, please contact your nearest authorised dealer who are best placed to address your concerns.

Vehicle recalls by year:

2025  2024  2023  2022  2021

Vehicle safety recalls

If a vehicle safety defect is found anywhere in Europe, we are alerted through the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System , the EU vehicle recall portal, and in turn notify the Irish public by publishing the defect on our vehicle recall section below.  

A vehicle recall occurs when a manufacturer identifies a fault relating to a particular component(s) that poses a serious risk to road safety, public health or the environment and recalls the vehicle to repair the issue. The Automotive Market Surveillance Authority (AMSA) advise that vehicle safety recall campaigns should always be carried out as soon as possible.

The vehicle manufacturer must contact the owner directly to notify them of the following: 

  • why the vehicle is being recalled 
  • what you should do next
  • who you should contact.

Frequently asked questions

This content is for general information only. It does not, and is not intended to, provide legal or technical advice or to represent a legal interpretation of the matters it addresses.

A vehicle safety recall occurs when a manufacturer identifies a defect relating to a particular component(s) that poses a serious risk to road safety and recalls the vehicle to repair the issue.


Once the manufacturer has been made aware of the recall issue, they must immediately inform the approval authority and agree a course of action with them to repair the fault(s). The NSAI will be involved with a recall if they were the approval authority that issued the approval in the first instance.
The manufacturer will endeavour to contact all owners of affected vehicles. They will engage with the Driver and Vehicle Computer Services Division (DVCSD) in order to attain the contact details of registered owners. Therefore, it is important that the details recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF), particularly your ownership details are always up to date. If you wish to amend these, you can email them at [email protected] 
Once you have been contacted by the manufacturer, it is your responsibility to bring the affected vehicle to the nearest authorised dealership for repairs. If this is a safety critical recall it should be done immediately.

If you are concerned that your vehicle was subject to a recall and you missed it, you should contact an authorised dealership.

In the case of a second-hand vehicle which was subject to a recall, the previous owner may have had the vehicle checked. You can check with an authorised dealer quoting the vehicle identification number (VIN).

Recalls are specific to individual vehicles and not all vehicles even if they are the same make and model, will be subject to a recall. If you feel your vehicle may be subject to a recall campaign, please contact the authorised dealer. If you have any queries in relation to recalls, contact us in the RSA at [email protected]
Vehicle recalls dating from 2011 to 2022 are located in this archive.
No. The NCT can not identify vehicle recall campaigns traceable to your vehicle. If you have any safety concerns over a vehicle recall campaign, we recommend you contact the authorised dealer. The NCT is an inspection test to ensure that the vehicle meets the minimum roadworthiness requirements without any dismantling of the vehicle. The NCT is not and cannot be deemed a warranty.
AMSA is notified of vehicles which are subject to recall through an EU portal called EU Safety Gate Rapid Alert System.