Nissan recalls more old Navaras and Patrols
Another 21,000 Nissans added to Takata airbag recall as Honda wades through 425,000 faulty carsNissan has recalled a further 17,393 previous-generation Y61 Patrol and D22 Navara vehicles -- 20,906 in total – to fix airbags that can potentially spray vehicle occupants with shrapnel.
Covering both models sold between 2009 and 2012, the recall is in addition to the previous recalls issued for 2007-2008 versions of both the D22 ute and Y61 wagon/ute.
The problem relates to the massive global recall of airbags produced by Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata, which has so far affected well over 60 million vehicles globally and more than 1.5 million in Australia.
Most recently, Subaru recalled more than 34,500 MY2009 Forester and MY08/09 Impreza vehicles as part of the recall, which covers a range of manufacturers including Toyota, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari.
Honda is the brand most affected by the recall in Australia, where about 425,000 Honda cars are affected.
Honda Australia this week told motoring.com.au that of the 600,000 or so faulty airbag inflators affected, it has replaced about 300,000 (in most affected cars, more than one airbag needs replacing).
Honda dealers have been replacing 7000 inflators a week over the past few months – down from a peak of 10,000 – as part of the recall, which involves at least 13 separate Honda recalls and will take the Japanese brand at least another 12 months to resolve even with free parts supplies.
The company's Australian call centre has employed 24 staff to deal mainly with the Takata airbag issue since April, and its dealers have invested in new technicians and longer service hours to cope with unprecedented airbag replacement, which is being funded by Honda Motor Co in Japan.
In Nissan's case, the recall covers more than 270,000 vehicles across its Micra, Tiida, Maxima, X-TRAIL and Navara model lines, and the latest recall covers D22 Navaras and Y61 Patrols sold between June 2009 and December 2012.
"Certain passenger airbag inflators may allow moisture to enter the airbag inflator causing the propellant in the inflator units to deteriorate. Deterioration of the propellant may lead to abnormal deployment of the passenger airbag," said Nissan.
"Abnormal passenger airbag deployment or metal fragment scatter may pose a hazard to the occupants of the vehicle.
"Once parts availability is confirmed, owners of affected vehicles will be advised to contact their Nissan dealer to arrange for replacement of the front passenger airbag inflator. The replacement will be at no cost to owners."
For more information, customers can contact Nissan customer service on 1800 035 035.
Australian vehicles affected by the Takata recall so far:
BMW 3 Series 1998-2005
BMW 5 Series 2002-2005
BMW X5 2002-2005
Chrysler 300C 2005-2012
Chrysler Grand Voyager 2008-2010
Dodge Journey 2009-2010
Dodge RAM 2004-2010
Ferrari 458 Italia
Ferrari 458 Spider
Ferrari 458 Speciale/Speciale A
Ferrari California T
Ferrari FF
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
Honda Accord 2001-2006
Honda Accord Euro 2004-2007
Honda City 2009-2012
Honda Civic 2004-2011
Honda CR-V 2002-2008
Honda CR-V 2007-2011
Honda Insight 2010-12
Honda Jazz 2004-2009
Honda Jazz 2006-2012
Honda Jazz 2012-2014
Honda Jazz Hybrid 2012
Honda Legend 2007-2012
Honda MDX 2003-2006
Jeep Cherokee manual 2006
Jeep Wrangler manual 2006
Jeep Wrangler 2007-2012
Lexus IS 2005-11
Lexus SC430 2003-2007
Mazda2 2007-2014
Mazda6 2002-2007
Mazda B2500/2600 2002-2007
Mazda B Series 2006
Mazda BT-50 2006-2011
Mazda E-Series 2002-2007
Mazda T-Series 2002-2007
Mazda RX-8 2002-2007
Mazda RX-8 2003-2012
Mercedes-Benz SL 2014
Mercedes-Benz SLK 2014
Mitsubishi CH Lancer 2003-2008
Mitsubishi CY/CZ Lancer EVO 2003-2008
Mitsubishi ML and MN Triton 2007-2014
Nissan Maxima 2001-2007
Nissan Maxima (J31) 2007-2008
Nissan Micra 2010-2011
Nissan Navara 2001-2007
Nissan Navara (D22) 2007-2012
Nissan Navara (D40) 2008-2014
Nissan Patrol 2001-2007
Nissan Patrol (Y61) 2007-2012
Nissan Pulsar 2001-2007
Nissan Tiida (C11) 2006-2012
Nissan X-TRAIL 2001-2007
Nissan X-TRAIL (T30) 2007-2008
Subaru Impreza 2004-2007
Subaru Impreza 2008-2009
Subaru Forester 2009
Subaru Liberty, Outback, Tribeca – 2004-2009
Toyota Avensis 2003-2009
Toyota Corolla 2003-2009
Toyota Echo 2003-2005
Toyota RAV4 2003-2005
Toyota Yaris 2005-2011
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