At the moment, if a product is recalled due to a fault in another country, and you own exactly same model in the UK, the manufacturers don't have to send out a recall notice in the UK.
If white goods or components are shown to have faults, it doesn't matter what country they are in if they are manufactured in the same way.
We want you to be safe, wherever you live.
Yes. There have been a number of cases where recalls haven't made it to the UK.
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