Takata airbag recall

[Blackyv]

 

The problem with this airbag thing is that they don't even know which vehicles the parts were in. I guess the fitting of these components were similar to like say a nut/bolt. It's just in the bin that they pick it up from.

 

Even now, they are just gasaking.

 

Don't think so, all supplier to automotive conponent must compliance to TS16949 and traceability is very important part of it.. I'm sure they know which batch got problem...

[Lala81]

Don't think so, all supplier to automotive conponent must compliance to TS16949 and traceability is very important part of it.. I'm sure they know which batch got problem...

 

I'm not sure. This is what i read last year.

[Kklim]

u can google as mentioned, the models are listed

usa websites might list only usa models

au websites might list some asia models

 

http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/worlds-biggest-recall-now-53-million-cars-with-takata-airbags-might-spray-shrapnel/story-fnkgdhrc-1227361789731

 

 

http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Owners/NHTSA-statement-on-takata-air-bags

 

1st link lists the N16 Nissan Pulsar, which is knows as 2000-2005 Nissan Sunny here and in other Asian markets (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Sunny#N16_.282000.E2.80.932005.29)

[Sunny]

by the time recall schedule comes here, car is time to scrap liao

 

[mcf]

Thanks, I just check via the http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/lta_information_guidelines/maintain_vehicle/electronic_vehicle.html website, no recall record stated, I hope it is safe.

[Raptor22]

http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/more-75000-vehicles-hit-airbag-recall

 

Christopher Tan | The Straits Times | Saturday, Jun 6, 2015

More than 75,000 vehicles in Singapore are affected by a worldwide recall caused by a potentially fatal flaw in the airbag system, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed yesterday.

Japanese company Takata, which supplies a fifth of the world's airbags, has said that at least 36 million vehicles around the world - 34 million in the United States alone - need parts replaced after finding that an inflator module can propel shrapnel when the airbag is deployed.

Six fatalities, including one in Malaysia, have been linked to the problem, along with more than 100 injuries.

The LTA said dealerships here are still establishing the number of vehicles needing attention, "given the large numbers of vehicles affected worldwide".

Toyota and Honda vehicles make up most of the models affected here, but only BMW agent Performance Motors has started replacing the airbag component in affected cars.

Other dealerships are still waiting for parts from Takata. Preliminary estimates indicate that 37,000 Toyotas made between 2001 and 2007, 32,000 Hondas, 4,600 Subarus and 4,000 Nissans here are affected, along with an undetermined number of Mazdas.

The LTA, which requires manufacturers and dealers to announce recalls and fix the flaws, said the Toyota models include the Camry, Corolla, Picnic, RAV4, Vios and Yaris.

For Honda, the models include the City, Civic, CR-V, Jazz and Stream. The Cefiro, Prairie, Presage, Sunny and X-Trail are among Nissans to be recalled.

Several thousand BMW 3-series are affected, but BMW Asia said that since these cars were made between 1999 and 2006, most have reached their 10-year statutory lifespan and have been scrapped.

Only 160 are still on the road and, of these, 60 per cent have been fixed. Mr Ron Lim, general manager of Nissan agent Tan Chong Motor, said the Nissans affected were those made between 2004 and 2007.

He estimates that 3,000 are still on the road. "The earliest expected commencement for (parts) replacement is August," he said.

Toyota agent Borneo Motors said it is waiting for the manufacturer to deliver the parts.

It is not known how affected cars sold by parallel importers - some of which are no longer in business - will be fixed.

But Mr Nicholas Wong, general manager of Honda agent Kah Motor, said: "It is safe for customers to continue driving their cars. We will contact them once we have received the parts."

Nonetheless, marketing executive Li Yinfu, 48, who owns an eight-year-old Nissan X-Trail, said: "It is certainly worrying to hear of such problems."

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REALLY?

 

 

Edited June 6, 2015 by Raptor22

[Watwheels]

http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/more-75000-vehicles-hit-airbag-recall

 

Christopher Tan | The Straits Times | Saturday, Jun 6, 2015

More than 75,000 vehicles in Singapore are affected by a worldwide recall caused by a potentially fatal flaw in the airbag system, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed yesterday.

Japanese company Takata, which supplies a fifth of the world's airbags, has said that at least 36 million vehicles around the world - 34 million in the United States alone - need parts replaced after finding that an inflator module can propel shrapnel when the airbag is deployed.

Six fatalities, including one in Malaysia, have been linked to the problem, along with more than 100 injuries.

The LTA said dealerships here are still establishing the number of vehicles needing attention, "given the large numbers of vehicles affected worldwide".

Toyota and Honda vehicles make up most of the models affected here, but only BMW agent Performance Motors has started replacing the airbag component in affected cars.

Other dealerships are still waiting for parts from Takata. Preliminary estimates indicate that 37,000 Toyotas made between 2001 and 2007, 32,000 Hondas, 4,600 Subarus and 4,000 Nissans here are affected, along with an undetermined number of Mazdas.

The LTA, which requires manufacturers and dealers to announce recalls and fix the flaws, said the Toyota models include the Camry, Corolla, Picnic, RAV4, Vios and Yaris.

For Honda, the models include the City, Civic, CR-V, Jazz and Stream. The Cefiro, Prairie, Presage, Sunny and X-Trail are among Nissans to be recalled.

Several thousand BMW 3-series are affected, but BMW Asia said that since these cars were made between 1999 and 2006, most have reached their 10-year statutory lifespan and have been scrapped.

Only 160 are still on the road and, of these, 60 per cent have been fixed. Mr Ron Lim, general manager of Nissan agent Tan Chong Motor, said the Nissans affected were those made between 2004 and 2007.

He estimates that 3,000 are still on the road. "The earliest expected commencement for (parts) replacement is August," he said.

Toyota agent Borneo Motors said it is waiting for the manufacturer to deliver the parts.

It is not known how affected cars sold by parallel importers - some of which are no longer in business - will be fixed.

But Mr Nicholas Wong, general manager of Honda agent Kah Motor, said: "It is safe for customers to continue driving their cars. We will contact them once we have received the parts."

Nonetheless, marketing executive Li Yinfu, 48, who owns an eight-year-old Nissan X-Trail, said: "It is certainly worrying to hear of such problems."

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REALLY?

 

 

 

He's not wrong. It's safe to drive the car but not in an accident especially a frontal impact.

[Camrysfa]

http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/more-75000-vehicles-hit-airbag-recall

 

But Mr Nicholas Wong, general manager of Honda agent Kah Motor, said: "It is safe for customers to continue driving their cars. We will contact them once we have received the parts."

Nonetheless, marketing executive Li Yinfu, 48, who owns an eight-year-old Nissan X-Trail, said: "It is certainly worrying to hear of such problems."

[email protected]

 

 

REALLY?

 

 

 

He should set an example - by driving one of the cars affected by the recall ..... until the parts arrive.

[Raptor22]

 

He's not wrong. It's safe to drive the car but not in an accident especially a frontal impact.

 

http://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2696817-honda-exploding-airbag-killed-woman-in-malaysia/?hl=airbag

 

"An airbag on one of our vehicles exploded abnormally and a Malaysian woman was killed," said a Tokyo-based spokesman for the Civic and Accord maker.

 

[KaKiLang]

Kah M contacted me last month and I got it swap out but only the passenger airbag. As for PI car is a big question.

[Ysc3]

so how now ??

[tyco_kia]

so how now ??

 

the way i see it bro, it's a like a timebomb. the moment there is one death case incident in singapore that happens, that's it. so far it hasn't and clearly the affected ADs do not have the time, money and resources to rectify this issue. only when something happens, then we will see action being taken.

[Mohjoe]

Thanks Watwheels, that link is indeed very helpful! Sorry can't [praise] you yet...

 

TS you are able to check online.

 

Here's the useful link from onemotoring...

 

http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/lta_information_guidelines/maintain_vehicle/electronic_vehicle.html

[Ysc3]

 

the way i see it bro, it's a like a timebomb. the moment there is one death case incident in singapore that happens, that's it. so far it hasn't and clearly the affected ADs do not have the time, money and resources to rectify this issue. only when something happens, then we will see action being taken.

 

i just don't get why they even bother to send us the letters .... you know; "hey... your car maybe got problem ... but that's your problem .... too bad .... good luck !! "

[ER-3682]

so how now ??

By the time the parts arrive,i think car already scrap...just remove the wires from the airbag module....this should be fine.....

[Spinelli_ck]

TS you are able to check online.

 

Here's the useful link from onemotoring...

 

http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/lta_information_guidelines/maintain_vehicle/electronic_vehicle.html

 

thanks for the very useful link, bro.

 

i checked and found my car affected by two recalls. one had been rectified in early 2013. the outstanding one is this ticking time bomb.

[ins1dious]

eh... I thought this Takata airbag problem was recalled and solved? Sad still deaths happening... 

 

 

 

Takata Airbag Recall: 10th Death Reported, More Recalls Expected

 

Defective Takata airbag inflators have seemingly caused the death of a tenth victim, and automakers will be expanding recalls yet again, according to Reuters.

An unidentified man in South Carolina was killed on December 22 when he hit a cow in his 2006 Ford Ranger and metal from a ruptured inflator sliced his neck, Reuterssaid. The death is the ninth in the U.S.—one fatality occurred in Malaysia—and the first death to occur outside of a Honda vehicle since that automaker started recalling Takata airbag inflators in 2008. The ninth U.S. fatality was confirmed in December. The 2004–2006 Ranger is among the 1.5 million Ford vehicles subject to the Takata recalls.

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Another five million cars will get new recall notices, but it’s not clear whether these cars have already been named in existing Takata recalls to replace the driver- or passenger-side airbags. A total of 19 million cars from 11 automakers have been affected by the problem. Ford, Mazda, and Subaru are expected to announce new recalls, but more companies may be involved. Stay tuned for more.

 

[Beehive3783]

Holy sh1t.. I think I should consider disabling my car's airbags.

 

 

eh... I thought this Takata airbag problem was recalled and solved? Sad still deaths happening...