Recall wrap: Brake issues for new Ford Mustang
Software fault affects more than 9000 Blue Oval sports cars as several Toyota Supras are added to Takata airbag listFord Australia has issued a nationwide product safety recall this week for close to 10,000 Ford Mustang vehicles due to a brake-related software issue.
A total of 9194 Mustangs are involved in the recall, including all variants built between 2019 and 2023.
According to the recall notice, the brake fluid warning light might not illuminate when the brake fluid reservoir level is low.
If the driver is not warned that their vehicle has insufficient brake fluid, it could lead to a reduction in braking performance, says Ford.
Owners of affected vehicles (see the full VIN list here) will be contacted by Ford Australia to have their vehicle’s Body Control Module (BCM) software updated, free of charge.
Mercedes-Benz GLE
Also this week, four examples of the 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE are being recalled due to the risk of a vehicle fire.
Mercedes-Benz says the threaded nut securing the 12-volt wiring harness may become loose over time.
“If this occurs, it could result in higher than normal electrical resistance within the harness, which could lead to a vehicle fire,” said the German car-maker in its recall notice.
Mercedes-Benz will contact the owners of affected vehicles to arrange free repairs.
Toyota Supra and Mitsubishi Delica, RVR
Less than a dozen examples of the previous-generation Toyota Supra (A80 series) have also been recalled and added to the long list of vehicles involved in the Takata airbag debacle that has affected more than 100 million vehicles worldwide.
Affecting all Supra variants built between 1993 and 2002, the recall involves 10 vehicles that may be fitted with a faulty airbag inflator that could allow moisture to enter the unit and degrade the airbag propellant.
This could cause mis-deployment of the airbag, in which the potentially faulty inflator could rupture, causing compressed (and potentially lethal) gas and metal fragments to be propelled through the airbag cushion toward vehicle occupants.
The same airbag fault is said to affect 31 examples of the privately-imported Mitsubishi Delica Spacegear 4x4 and RVR as part of a separate recall involving vehicles built between 1991 and 2007.
Owners of affected vehicles are being asked to stop driving them immediately and contact Raw Performance Imports (RPI) to organise an urgent replacement of the faulty parts, free of charge.
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