Product Liability & Recalls
GlobalB Law advises manufacturers, importers and distributors on vehicle product safety, recall campaigns and product-liability defence under Turkish and EU law.
Vehicles and their components carry some of the highest safety and liability exposure of any consumer product, and how a defect is handled can matter as much as the defect itself. GlobalB Law advises manufacturers, importers and distributors on product safety, defect management, recalls and the litigation that can follow.
In Türkiye the framework is the Product Safety and Technical Regulations Law No. 7223 and its market-surveillance regime, which impose corrective-action and recall (geri çağırma) duties and notification obligations on economic operators, alongside defective-product liability and consumer remedies under the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502. We help assess the safety risk, decide the corrective measure, and coordinate with the competent authority.
When claims arise, we defend product-liability actions, manage field actions and safety campaigns, and pursue or resist supplier recourse, while aligning Turkish steps with parallel EU action under the General Product Safety Regulation and the EU product-liability rules, and addressing insurance and cross-border coordination.
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When must a manufacturer or importer recall a vehicle in Türkiye?
Under the Product Safety and Technical Regulations Law No. 7223, an economic operator that knows or should know a product is unsafe must take corrective action, which can include a recall, and notify the competent authority. We help assess the safety risk, decide between repair, replacement or recall, and manage the authority notification and customer communication.
Who is liable for a defective vehicle, the manufacturer or the dealer?
It depends on the claim. Consumers can pursue remedies against the seller under the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502, while producers and importers face product-safety and tort liability, and recourse then flows up the chain. We map the exposure across the parties and coordinate a single, consistent defence.
How are recall costs recovered from suppliers?
Recovery turns on the warranty and recall-recourse clauses in the supply contracts and on proving which part, and which supplier, caused the defect. Where the contracts are silent, recovery is far harder. We pursue or defend recourse claims and strengthen supply-contract recall clauses for the future.
Does an EU recall automatically apply in Türkiye?
Not automatically, but a defect identified in the EU usually affects the same vehicles in Türkiye and triggers parallel Turkish notification and recall duties under Law No. 7223. We coordinate cross-border recalls so the Turkish action aligns with the EU campaign in scope and timing.
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