General Motors’ Holden unit has recalled 86,000 cars sold in Australia, the Middle East, New Zealand and Brazil because of a risk that an engine bay fuel leak could cause a fire.


The cars were sold in Australia and New Zealand as the VE Commodore and WM Statesman/Caprice, as the Chevrolet Lumina and Chevrolet Caprice in the Middle East and in Brazil as the Chevrolet Omega, spokesman John Lindsay told the Associated Press (AP).


A variation just being launched in the United States as the Pontiac G8 was not recalled because its under-bonnet layout was different, he told the news agency.


Lindsay told the Associated Press the recall was a precaution to prevent a potential fuel leak caused by a fuel line rubbing against a clip on an adjacent hose.


“The chances of this happening are very low, but obviously we are erring on the side of caution,” he told AP.

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The recall includes 53,000 cars sold in Australia, 27,000 in the Middle East, 5,000 in New Zealand and 784 in Brazil.