A plethora of vehicle recall notices have been issued this week from Toyota, BMW, Honda, Range Rover, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz.

 

Kicking off the week a number of vehicles were recalled by Toyota due to faulty Takata airbags. These included:

 

2001-2003 Toyota Avensis ACM20 (VINs found here)

2001-2007 Toyota Corolla ZZE122(VINs found here)

2003-2005 Toyota Corolla ZZE123 (VINs found here)

2006-2011 Toyota Yaris Sedan NCP93 (VINs found here)

2003-2005 Toyota Echo NCP10 and NCP13 (VINs found here)

2003-2005 Toyota RAV4 ACA22 and ACA23 (VINs found here)

 

BMW also issued a recall notice in relation to faulty Takata airbags for the following vehicles:

 

2002-2003 BMW 5 Series (E39) (VINs found here)

2001-2006 BMW 3 Series (E46) (VINs found here)

2003 BMW X5 (E53) (VINs found here)

 

There was also a faulty Takata airbag recall issued by Honda for the following vehicles (including selected Honda vehicles fitted with a replacement airbag inflator between 1 March 2015 and 31 December 2017):

 

2001-2007 Honda Accord (VINs found here)

2003-2006 Honda MDX (VINs found here)

2006-2011 Honda Civic (VINs found here)

2012 Honda Jazz Hybrid (VINs found here)

2007-2012 Honda Legend (VINs found here)

2012 Honda City (VINs found here)

2011 Honda CR-V (VINs found here)

2012-2013 Honda Insight (VINs found here)

2012-2014 Honda Jazz (VINs found here)

2012-2013 Honda Jazz Hybrid (VINs found here)

 

As with all Takata airbags, as they age, are exposed to high temperatures or humidity, the risk of the airbag inflator propellant degrading increases. This can result in the metal inflator housing rupturing and expelling metal fragments into the vehicle potentially causing serious injury or death. They need to be replaced as soon as possible.

 

Owners who are unsure whether their vehicle needs an airbag replaced can visit the industry-supported website established to combat the Takata scandal. Replacement airbags can be arranged via the corresponding dealership free of charge.

 

Also recalled this week were a number of 2020 Range Rover Evoque vehicles (VINs found here) which were sold between October 5, 2018, and April 4, 2019, due to the windshield wiper washer jets becoming inoperable during freezing conditions which could result in reduced visibility.

 

Jaguar Land Rover will contact known affected owners by letter to advise that their vehicle needs to visit an authorised repairer for a replacement fuse in the windscreen washer jet circuit to be fitted.

 

Jaguar Land Rover will also be contacting known owners of 2016-2018 Jaguar XF vehicles (VINs found here) sold between August 31, 2015, and April 20, 2018, due to an issue with vehicles not meeting required emissions standards. The vehicles in question will have their oil changed.

 

Finally this week Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall notice for 2018-2019 A-Class vehicles (VINs found here) sold between June 1, 2018, and February 27, 2019, due to the potential for the protective tinplate located underneath the spare wheel recess to crack in the outer areas and potentially detach from the vehicle. Mercedes-Benz is offering a free repair for the affected vehicles.