GM recalls 2,000 vehicles in South Korea

EOUL: US auto giant General Motors and its South Korean subsidiary will recall more than 2,000 vehicles sold here because of a manufacturing defect, the transport ministry said Sunday.

A faulty windshield wiper fluid system, which could cause wipers to catch fire, led to their recall from Monday, the ministry said.

Subject to the recall are 840 GM vehicles sold in CTS, DTS and Escalade models after being produced between October 2005 and September 2008 in the United States, it said.

Also to be recalled are 1,314 large-size Veritas sedans produced by GM's South Korean unit, GM Daewoo Auto and Technology, from August to October 2008.

GM earlier this month announced that it recalled more than 1.5 million units globally over fears that an electrical fault could cause vehicles to catch fire, the latest safety flaw to hit the troubled auto sector.