Continental Automotive recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental) is recalling certain Air Bag Control Units (ABCU) manufactured January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2010. The affected units have a power supply component that may corrode and result in the failure of the ABCU.
What could happen
If the air bag control unit fails, safety systems such as seat belt pretensioners and air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Additionally, in some vehicles, the air bags may inadvertently deploy, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Continental will notify the vehicle manufacturers that installed the air bag control units into vehicles. The affected vehicle manufacturers will file recalls for these vehicles and notify their customers and replace the air bag control units. The recall began on January 26, 2016.
Vehicles covered
- Continental Automotive Air Bag Control Unit
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16E007000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 27, 2016
- Owners notified
- Jan 26, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 5,000,000
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2010
- Part
- Air bags
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.