Airbag recalls for Nissan, Honda, and Toyota

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h***@sbcglobal.net

2013-04-13 03:27:01 UTC

I have a 2002 Pathfinder. On tv today, they said that 2000 - 2006
Pathfinders contained the defective passenger-side airbags. Anyone
know if the dealers will take the initiative to contact owners or
should we bug the dealers for more info?

Geoff Welsh

2013-04-13 18:16:56 UTC

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Post by h***@sbcglobal.net
I have a 2002 Pathfinder. On tv today, they said that 2000 - 2006
Pathfinders contained the defective passenger-side airbags. Anyone
know if the dealers will take the initiative to contact owners or
should we bug the dealers for more info?

Historically, the manufacturer should contact you, at which point you
call a nearby dealer for an appointment. But, since you saw it on the
news already....

Have your VIN ready to read to them.
GW

Your Name

2013-04-13 21:46:01 UTC

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Post by Geoff Welsh

Historically, the manufacturer should contact you, at which point you
call a nearby dealer for an appointment. But, since you saw it on the
news already....
Have your VIN ready to read to them.

The manufacturer can only contact the original owner and only if they
bought it from a local authorised dealer.

The manufacturer cannot contact people who bought the car second-hand,
imported it themselves, or bought it off an independant importer. For this
reason vehicle recalls should be advertised in the appropriate place
(newspapers, etc.) just like any other recalled product - even if the
manufacturer doesn't have to legally do that, then it should simply
morally and common sense-wise.

willshak

2013-04-14 01:40:32 UTC

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Post by Geoff Welsh

Historically, the manufacturer should contact you, at which point you
call a nearby dealer for an appointment. But, since you saw it on the
news already....
Have your VIN ready to read to them.

The manufacturer can only contact the original owner and only if they
bought it from a local authorised dealer.
The manufacturer cannot contact people who bought the car second-hand,
imported it themselves, or bought it off an independant importer. For this
reason vehicle recalls should be advertised in the appropriate place
(newspapers, etc.) just like any other recalled product - even if the
manufacturer doesn't have to legally do that, then it should simply
morally and common sense-wise.

Your auto repair station or inspection station should have the recall
information to advise you to contact the local dealer to have it repaired.

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Your Name

2013-04-14 03:15:24 UTC

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Post by Geoff Welsh

Historically, the manufacturer should contact you, at which point you
call a nearby dealer for an appointment. But, since you saw it on the
news already....
Have your VIN ready to read to them.

The manufacturer can only contact the original owner and only if they
bought it from a local authorised dealer.
The manufacturer cannot contact people who bought the car second-hand,
imported it themselves, or bought it off an independant importer. For this
reason vehicle recalls should be advertised in the appropriate place
(newspapers, etc.) just like any other recalled product - even if the
manufacturer doesn't have to legally do that, then it should simply
morally and common sense-wise.

Your auto repair station or inspection station should have the recall
information to advise you to contact the local dealer to have it repaired.

That assumes the owner takes the car in for a service ... which many
people don't do until something goes wrong.

The regular road-worthiness inspection might pick it up, but in some
places and for some models that can take quite a while to roll around (and
in some places they don't have one at all).

h***@sbcglobal.net

2013-04-16 02:34:28 UTC

Post by Geoff Welsh

Historically, the manufacturer should contact you, at which point you
call a nearby dealer for an appointment. But, since you saw it on the
news already....
Have your VIN ready to read to them.

The manufacturer can only contact the original owner and only if they
bought it from a local authorised dealer.
The manufacturer cannot contact people who bought the car second-hand,
imported it themselves, or bought it off an independant importer. For this
reason vehicle recalls should be advertised in the appropriate place
(newspapers, etc.) just like any other recalled product - even if the
manufacturer doesn't have to legally do that, then it should simply
morally and common sense-wise.

Your auto repair station or inspection station should have the recall
information to advise you to contact the local dealer to have it repaired.

That assumes the owner takes the car in for a service ... which many
people don't do until something goes wrong.
The regular road-worthiness inspection might pick it up, but in some
places and for some models that can take quite a while to roll around (and
in some places they don't have one at all).- Hide quoted text -
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This is for defective air bags, which I have not had to test!!!
Apparently the inflator blows full force against the dashboard and
sends it flying instead of directing its force to inflate the air bag
itself.