Airbag recall on e46!
Discussion
4rephill said:
There's no time limit on an official VOSA enforced safety recall - The car could be 3months old, 3 years old, 15 years old, 30 years old or whatever, a recall can still be called for and the repairs have to be carried out FOC by the manufacturer - They cannot charge you for repairs, regardless of how much work is required.
It also applies to the vehicle regardless of service history/change of ownership and anything else.
If the car is still in existence, then the manufacturer must make every effort to inform the current owner of the recall and make arrangements to have the vehicle repaired.
Ah ok, thanks It also applies to the vehicle regardless of service history/change of ownership and anything else.
If the car is still in existence, then the manufacturer must make every effort to inform the current owner of the recall and make arrangements to have the vehicle repaired.
4rephill said:
I suspect what they are actually saying is that they will not deactivate the airbag light without fixing the occupancy sensor fault first.
This will be because it's a safety feature that has to be working on the car.
(It's part of the MOT test now - Airbag lights that are illuminated constantly or fail to illuminate and extinguish when the ignition is turned on will fail an MOT [the latter is to stop people just taking the bulb out] ).
If they deactivate the airbag light without fixing the fault and you are in an accident where the airbag doesn't trigger and someone gets injured then they could be liable for prosecution.
Long and the short of it is, you need to fix the occupancy sensor fault.
ive already fixed the fault with a bypass sensor, just needed the light to be turned off as ive had it on for nearly a year. lolThis will be because it's a safety feature that has to be working on the car.
(It's part of the MOT test now - Airbag lights that are illuminated constantly or fail to illuminate and extinguish when the ignition is turned on will fail an MOT [the latter is to stop people just taking the bulb out] ).
If they deactivate the airbag light without fixing the fault and you are in an accident where the airbag doesn't trigger and someone gets injured then they could be liable for prosecution.
Long and the short of it is, you need to fix the occupancy sensor fault.
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