Tesla send updates down the line frequently and this month there have been a couple of useful additions. With many modern motors, tasty tidbits can bit tweaked while you have a coffee. Once downloaded, updates come via an embedded 4G SIM after which the owner can OK the changes. Once OK’d, the car is disabled for around 20-30 minutes. [...]
Volkswagen Australia has been awarded costs in its successful defence of a class action brought against it in the New South Wales Supreme Court For many years, Takata airbags have been the subject if concern,
Car manufacturers have a very clear warning for second-hand vehicle buyers: Don’t buy a car until you’ve checked if it has a faulty Takata airbag! A quick check could save the life of the buyer or their passengers. Any car fitted with an unrectified faulty Takata airbag could kill or seriously injure any occupant of the vehicle.
Vehicle owners and passengers can check the recall status of vehicles by texting TAKATA to 0487 AIRBAG (247 224). They can also readily check vehicles on the automotive industry’s website www.ismyairbagsafe.com.au
Don't drive your car again until you make sure TAKATA Airbags have been replaced REGARDLESS of the age of your car.
Above: This Week's Car Review - Subaru Forester Hybrid Why Are there Still So Many TAKATA Airbags to be replaced? There are still 206,390 dangerous TAKATA airbags out in the Australian community, many more worldwide. Further adding to the confusion are factors like the age of some models, anything up to 20 years, and [...]
Above: Our Latest Video Car Review - Subaru Forester Hybrid Car manufacturers have warned there are hundreds of vehicle owners in Australia who should stop driving their vehicles immediately because of high-risk faulty Takata airbags. Vehicle owners and their passengers are being unnecessarily exposed to the risk of death or serious injury because the [...]
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), on behalf of Australian automotive brands, is escalating its Takata airbag warning with a new advertising campaign across multiple communication platforms. BMW Takata Recall Honda Takata Completion updates QLD Cancels Rego if Airbags not Replaced Tony Weber, chief executive of the FCAI, said the new Takata campaign is [...]
BMW Group Australia today announced the next allocation of vehicles recalled according to the Recall Initiation Schedule. BMW is calling for owners of the below listed vehicles to visit www.bmw.com.au/recall to determine if their vehicle is affected. Owners of affected vehicles will also be contacted directly by BMW. Due to global part supply constraints BMW will be staggering [...]
Honda Australia Reveals Takata ‘Hotspot’ Postcodes As Repair Rates Approach 90 per cent MELBOURNE, May 15, 2018 – Honda Australia has revealed critical Takata airbag ‘hotspots’, where higher numbers of Honda owners with Takata recalls have not yet had their vehicles repaired. Honda’s own data shows that the heavily populated metropolitan areas of Sydney and Melbourne have the largest [...]
