Chevrolet Tracker, one of the models called for overhaul. (Mario Quinteros)
In case of airbags manufactured by the Takata company there seems to be no end. With worldwide repercussions due to its far-reaching, in Argentina another call for review has just been added. it is the only one made General Motors for nearly 100,000 cars which put their occupants at risk of a possible road accident and the consequent explosion of the airbags, which should act as a safety element.
This is about 92,218 units of three Chevrolet models produced between 2010 and 2018, according to information provided by the company itself through a public recall. Yeson Sonic (now out of production), Cruze and SUV Tracker, the latter in generations preceding those currently marketed. “The detected malfunction in Takata-supplied airbags has been confirmed,” the company reports.
General Motors launched the public call in advance. In fact, it was released at the end of June but it will be possible to attend only with one shift from 25 November, according to the press release. “The overhaul and replacement are free and can be done at any Chevrolet Network official workshop or dealership in the country,” he says.
Call up Chevrolet cars
They are also vehicles produced abroad. The recall includes 18,168 units of the Sonic produced between 2012 and 2016 at plants in Mexico and South Korea. Detail indicates that it includes cars that left the assembly line between 25 August 2011 and 11 July 2016.
Chevrolet Sonic.
Also There are 26,491 Cruze cars. imported from Korea between 2010 and 2016, before it started leaving the General Alvear factory on the outskirts of Rosario. Those called by the company were produced between 10 June 2009 and 10 December 2015.
The most important number in this Chevrolet recall corresponds to 48,259 units of the first generation of the Tracker which was produced in Mexico (currently arriving from Brazil) between 2013 and 2018; in particular, produced between 11 December 2012 and 12 June 2018.
Chevrolet Cruze.
General Motors warns that “this overhaul is necessary to avoid endangering the lives of drivers and car occupants” because “the models involved were found to include an airbag model from supplier Takata that could suffer a rupture of the car. inflator located on the steering wheel of the vehicle in the event of a collision.
“This situation, in which the airbag system is expected to activate, would cause the dispersion of metal fragments from its casing,” GM explains. The shift can be requested “immediately, while the service will be available from November”, indicates the manufacturer. There is a delay of up to 30 minutes.
In the official recall image are the VIN numbers included with each of the models. “They can also be consulted at the Chevrolet Customer Relations Center on 0800-888-2438 or at www.chevrolet.com.ar. Customers are advised to use these official channels when in doubt or for service scheduling,” he said. the brand.
The official recall made by Chevrolet.
General Motors has therefore strengthened its recall for models equipped with Takata airbags. In fact, at the beginning of 2022 it had even offered an economic incentive of 5,000 pesos for owners of Celta (models from 2013 to 2016) and Classic (from 2013 to 2017) to show up by 31 March. Nissan and Honda had also made calls in the country this year.
The Takata airbag scandal
Takata, the world’s largest airbag manufacturer, recognized damage to its inflator five years ago. From there the campaigns of all the brands involved in the world began, through requests, letters, phone calls and notes in the media. Even so, it wasn’t easy for them to find the owners, and even when they find them, get them to go to the dealer for the part.
Takata, which went bankrupt, is estimated to have cost $ 24 billion for this major manufacturing defect., taking into account the costs of replacing and refilling the bag. It is that the problem has reached more than 30 million cars around the planet.
Defective Takata airbags have affected more than 30 million cars worldwide.
As of December 2021, 29 deaths and around 450 injuries have been recorded due to the detachment of particles which caused these defective airbags to explode. Mainly inside high temperature areas which is why it produces heat in these inflators.
Among the deceased is a US citizen who lived in Mexico. Janett Pérez, who was married to Argentine Ruy Drisaldi. The woman died after a car collided with her Honda CR-V. This caused Takata’s faulty airbag to shoot a piece of metal into her neck, killing her.
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