Recalls this week come from Honda, Hyundai, BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz covering a range of issues from the never-ending Takata airbag saga to problems with owner’s manuals.
Honda has issued a recall for 2017 and 2018 Civic Type R vehicles sold between July 13, 2017, and May 11, 2018, due to information missing from the owner’s manual.
Honda is concerned that relevant information required by the mandatory standard may have been left out of or no owner manual supplied with their Type R. This could lead to owners misusing or not being aware of information in relation to topics including seat belts, child anchorage systems, vehicle notifications and operations.
Honda Australia will contact known affected owners in writing when replacement manuals are available from January 7, 2019. Owners will need to arrange to have their replacement or missing manual ‘fitted’ at a Honda dealer free of charge. A list of affected VINs can also be found here.
A recall from Hyundai requires TQ iMax and iLoad vehicles sold between March 6, 2018, and April 20, 2018, to be inspected due to a fault detected with the rear sliding door holding-latch.
It appears in some vehicles the locking mechanism on the rear sliding door may be defective which could prevent the door from being held open, especially on a forward incline, which could result in the door unexpectedly closing on someone causing injury.
Hyundai will be contacting known owners of affected vehicles (or a list of affected VINs can be found here) requesting the vehicle be inspected at an authorised Hyundai dealership with a replacement lock mechanism fitted free of charge if necessary.
Mercedes-Benz has a couple of recalls issued this week, firstly for E and CLS Class vehicles sold between October 2, 2017, and June 29, 2018.
The vehicles in question could have a problem if a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat whereby the airbag may not switch off as intended and could be triggered in the event of an accident increasing the risk of injury for a child in a rearward-facing child seat.
Concerned customers should contact their nearest Mercedes-Benz dealer for a free replacement with a list of affected VINs being found here.
Mercedes-Benz also has a recall extended for a number of vehicles in relation to the Takata airbag inflator issues, as does BMW and Audi.
Vehicles recalled this week due to Takata airbag issues include:
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe, cabriolet and sedan (DAB & PAB Year Models 2010, 2011, 2012) sold between May 1, 2009, and September 19, 2011. Affected VINs found here.
BMW F Series model year 2012 - 2017 vehicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Series, X3, X4, X5, X6, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, X5M, X6M) sold between February 14, 2012, and September 2 2017. Affected VINs found here with more expected to be added at a later date.
Audi A4 (8E) and Audi A6 (4F) vehicles sold between December 1, 2004, and February 1, 2009, and July 1, 2004, and April 1, 2011, respectively. A list of affected VINs can be found here.
As with all Takata airbag recalls the sooner the airbags are replaced the better as the propellant used to inflate the airbag degrades with age, exposure to high temperatures and humidity increase the risk of metal fragments being projected through the airbag cushion towards vehicle occupants from the metal inflator housing.
Concerned vehicle owners can also use their number plate to check if their vehicle is affected by the Takata recalls here.
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