Continental Automotive AIR BAG Control Unit: Air bags
Recall 16E007000 · Jan 27, 2016 · Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
5,000,000
units affected
5,000,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16E007000
- Date
- Jan 27, 2016
- Maker
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Units affected
- 5,000,000
- Kind
- Vehicle equipment
- Component
- Air bags
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
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 can 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
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Automotive | Air Bag Control Unit | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16E007000?
1 model: Continental Automotive Air Bag Control Unit (all years), about 5.00 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16E007000?
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.
What can 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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.