text: Holden have been left red-faced after having to recall more than 26,000 of its vehicles because they could be at risk of catching alight. After five customers reported having 'thermal incidents', Holden issued a stop delivery notice to car dealers and urged owners of the Holden Colorado- SUV or ute- to have their cars checked out immediately. Spanning just over a year, the models said to be affected were made in Thailand between September 2013 and January 2015. After five customers reported having 'thermal incidents', Holden issued a stop delivery notice to car dealers and urged owners of the Holden Colorado- SUV or ute- to have their cars checked out immediately . This latest safety issue makes Holden the most recalled car brand in 2015. Last year, Holden shared the title of most recalls with Jeep after issuing 14 notices to recall around nine vehicles- including the Holden Barina, the Holden Cruze and the Holden TJ Trax- amid safety concerns. A website run by the federal government confirmed there is a risk 'cable insulation' in the Colorado 'may melt of catch fire.' Holden said the issue is caused by an alternator cable making unnecessary contact with a steel bracket on the battery tray. They said under certain driving conditions the movement of the engine could cause the cable to rub through the insulation, potentially causing a short circuit. This latest safety issue makes Holden the most recalled car brand in 2015, with five recalls in only four months . 'If the short circuit creates sufficient heat, there is a risk that the cable insulation may melt or potentially catch fire,' Holden told Newscorp in a statement. Holden said drivers should look out for warning signs that their car may be affected, like a battery warning light on the dash board, or in more serious cases a 'small amount of smoke' seen coming from the engine bay. Earlier this month, Holden recalled the Korean-made Captiva after concerns that the SUV may lurch forward if the key was left in the ignition for too long. This brings Holden to a total of five recalls in the first four months of this year. Holden revealed that if the short circuit creates sufficient heat, there is a risk that the cable insulation may melt or potentially catch fire (Stock photo) This comes as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced figures that show the number of safety recalls in Australia are steadily on the rise. The ACCC monitored 307 recalls in 2014, a 14 per cent increase from 2013 where they only monitored 268 recalls. The figures show there has been a consistent increase in recalls dating back to 2010. Recalls the ACCC have monitored in Australia included a punching bag that contained nails and needles, a vacuum that put users at risk of electric shock and burns, an 'egg free' ice cream that contained egg whites and a spear gun that fired without warning. Senator Madigan, a former Democratic Labor Party representative told Farifax he blamed the rise in recalls on a 'systemic regulatory failure' to protect Australians from substandard imported products. 'There is definitely more faulty stuff around, but I do think that people are becoming a little bit more aware, and sick of it. There's a lot of these cheap places where you can go and buy cheap stuff, but it's not cheap if it doesn't last,' he warned.
target: Holden recalled 26,000 Colorado's as they are at risk of catching alight .
  Five customers have reportedly claimed to have 'thermal incidents'
  Affected models were made between September 2013 and January 2015 .
  Holden is the most recalled car in 2015 with five instances in four months .
  The ACCC announced safety recalls in Australia are steadily on the rise .