French carmaker Renault will recall more than 15,000 vehicles to make changes to their diesel engines but Malta is not affected, the group said.

The recall operation seeks to address an error in the engine’s calibration unit.

It said yesterday that the Renault Group’s vehicles are not equipped with fraudulent software or systems designed to bypass the emission control system, insisting that “regulations must evolve”.

“It is quite normal to find differences between laboratory testing and the results obtained with on-road use. The tests should evolve to reflect actual usage. Renault fully supports this evolution.”