Recall wrap: Lamborghini Aventador bonnet could fly off

Lamborghini is asking owners of its fastest and most expensive model Down Under to return their vehicle to the dealership for an inspection after concerns that the bonnet may fly off the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ.

Twenty-two examples of the million-dollar supercar are affected by the recall, which covers both the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Coupe and Aventador SVJ 63, built from 2018-2021 and sold from November 1, 2018, and December 31, 2020.

The Italian manufacturer said “the hood hinges may loosen and may not hold the hood closed’, which could cause it to unlatch and flip open, or completely detach and fly off the car.

“If the hood flips open or detaches from the vehicle, there is an increased risk of an accident and injury or death to vehicle occupants or other road users,” the car-maker said in the recall notice.

Lamborghini will contact owners of affected vehicles to arrange an appointment to have replacement bonnet hinge screws installed.

You can click here for a list of VIN numbers of affected vehicles.

Meanwhile, Nissan Australia has announced a recall for the factory tow bar that’s made to suit the R52-series Nissan Pathfinder, suitable for installation on MY2017-2020 models.

Nissan says that a manufacturing issue could lead to weld separation on the right-hand side of the tow bar attachment bracket, which could result in the tow bar cross member and bracket to separate and the tow bar detaching from the vehicle.

The Japanese car-maker says that if the tow bar detaches from the vehicle while towing, it will cause a loss of control of the trailer and increase the risk of an accident that may result in injury or death of vehicle occupants and/or other road users.

You can see a full VIN list of Pathfinder vehicles compatible with the faulty tow bar here.

Replacement parts won’t be available until mid-May, with affected owners encouraged to contact their local Nissan dealer to organise an inspection in the meantime, to determine whether their tow bar is affected by the recall.

Nissan says affected vehicles will be provided with a replacement tow bar, free of charge.

In other recall news, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Australia is calling back eight examples of its 2018-2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK), which could experience a sudden loss of engine power.

That’s because the signal from the crankshaft position sensor in some vehicles may fail.

As well as potentially causing a loss of engine power, this may result in the engine stalling or mean that the driver is unable to restart the engine.

FCA Australia says it will notify affected owners when parts become available, to have their vehicle inspected and repaired free of charge.

You can click here for a list of affected Jeep Grand Cherokee models.