The goal of a recall service is provide
owners of affected vehicles with safe, free, and effective solutions to recall - related risks or part defects.
That said, owners
of the affected vehicles feel a little less secure knowing that someone could take over the vital controls of their vehicle, creating a possible life and death situation.
The dealers that made the errors are currently attempting to reach
owners of affected vehicles to schedule inspections and repairs as soon as possible.
Correction: Nissan will notify owners
of affected vehicles with specific instructions for having the front passenger side airbag inflator replaced, free of charge.
GM did announce today that production of replacement parts is running seven days a week, with the goal to have enough parts by October to repair the
majority of affected vehicles.
Fiat Chrysler says
none of the affected vehicles use ammonium - nitrate inflators — the suspected prime culprit in the massive Takata airbag recall.
Hmm... sounds vaguely familiar to a scenario that has been playing out over the past three years, but FCA points out that none
of the affected vehicles use ammonium - nitrate inflators — the suspected prime culprit in the massive Takata airbag recall that has affected some 41 million vehicles worldwide.
The
list of affected vehicles includes the 2017 Ford Focus equipped with Ford SYNC 3, 2015 Kia Optima, 2016 Honda Civic, and Chevrolet Camaro 2SS.
Most of the affected vehicles were sold in North America, but up to a quarter of a million cars are affected in other markets around the world, and the models under scrutiny have been sold in the UK too - some as personal imports, others through official channels.
In Germany, new chief executive Matthias Mueller said he hopes the European
recall of affected vehicles can begin in the new year and be completed by 2016, once VW's plan is approved by the German government.
The Fix: Volvo will notify owners
of affected vehicles through a mailing, and dealers will inspect the label; if necessary, they will replace it with a new label, free of charge.
The buyback or repair program is expected to run for three years; the automaker will have to pay additional funds to the environmental mitigation trust if it lags behind on removing 85
percent of the affected vehicles from the road.
Conequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE LIFT AND
LOWERING OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CREATING THE DRIVER TO PANIC WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
In the airbag
systems of the affected vehicles, an «open circuit could be created over time,» Toyota said in a statement, causing the airbag light to turn on, in which case the side and curtain shield airbags and front airbags may not deploy.
However, in a more recent move, Fiat Chrysler not only raised the
amount of affected vehicles; owners will now get the USB directly from Chrysler, instead of having to go to a dealer as with a traditional recall.
Every day, auto manufacturers announce a new recall on at least one vehicle make or model in the US, and the latest recall was so large that manufacturers had not even been able to compile the data to inform
drivers of affected vehicles.
Correction: BMW will notify owners
of affected vehicles with specific instructions for having the front passenger side airbag inflator replaced, free of charge.
VW engineers have proposed using a catalytic converter that could be fitted to 430,000
of the affected vehicles in the U.S., according to Germany's Bild am Sonntag.
If you do not receive a letter and you believe that you own a vehicle that is affected by this condition, then contact your local dealership, General Motors, or NHTSA for a
list of affected vehicles.
Correction: GM will notify
owners of affected vehicles with specific instructions for having passenger side impact airbags replaced, free of charge.
The owners
of the affected vehicles have all received corrected tire information labels, therefore, an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign.
With this in mind, we urge those who own one
of the affected vehicles, to take their vehicle to a Ford dealer as soon as possible.
The Fix: After receiving a notice in the mail from Honda, owners
of affected vehicles should take their Odyssey or Pilot to a local dealer, where the service department will inspect the plastic cover for missing rivets, and perform any necessary repairs.
The fix: Toyota will send replacement ECMs to owners
of affected vehicles.
In addition,
some of the affected vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers.
Ford said it will pay owners
of the affected vehicles the difference in estimated fuel costs between the old and revised ratings; lease customers will be reimbursed at a lesser rate than owners.
Toyota will notify owners
of affected vehicles and depending on the vehicle, dealers will replace the airbag inflator and assembly free of charge.
Until the repair can be made, FCA advises owners
of affected vehicles to use the parking brake when parking the vehicle.
JLR will mail the owners
of affected vehicles and direct them to the nearest authorised servicing dealer in each case to have the car identified and the parts replaced if the vehicle falls within specific production dates.
Honda is announcing this recall to encourage each owner
of an affected vehicle to take it to an authorized dealer for repair as soon as they receive mailed notification of this recall from Honda.
Honda is announcing this recall to encourage all owners
of affected vehicles to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive notification of this recall from Honda.
No notification schedule has been provided at this time but owners
of affected vehicles may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243.
The company has issued a notification about the recall on its website which suggests that owners
of affected vehicles are being contacted since 3rd October.
Correction: Mazda of North America will notify owners
of affected vehicles with further instructions regarding having their vehicle tested and, if necessary, repaired free of charge.
The company found that if one
of the affected vehicles — manufactured between...
Owners
of affected vehicles may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.