FLEETDRIVE
“We’ve met with key community organisations
around Australia who have been very helpful in
spreading the word about the importance of the
recall and the need for vehicle owners to act,”
ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. “Please do not ignore or delay responding to
recall notifications about the Takata airbag recall.
If your vehicle is under active recall, you should
act now to arrange a free replacement.”
The ACCC’s Indigenous Outreach Officers have
also visited Indigenous communities in South
Australia and Queensland to increase awareness
about the recall in these communities. Many
of these communities are also located in areas
with high heat and humidity, which are known
exacerbating factors for faulty Takata airbags. • 3.21 million airbags have now been replaced
in 2.28 million vehicles.
Takata fast facts:
• There are approximately 604,000 (less than
15 per cent) of airbags remaining in 537,000
vehicles as at 30 June 2019.
•
“We’re urging all consumers, especially those
from regional and rural areas and culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds, to check if
their vehicle is affected, and help spread the word
to their family and friends,” Ms Rickard said.
•
“We also encourage children whose parents may
not have strong written English skills, to help their
parents check to make sure their car is not under
recall.”
“If you know someone who you think may
not be aware of the recall, tell them about it
and offer to help them check their car. It takes
less than a minute to go online and check on
IsMyAirbagSafe.com.au.”
This excludes 255,000 airbags (over 6 per
cent) in 218,000 vehicles which Suppliers
have identified as written-off, scrapped,
stolen, modified and unable to have the airbag
replaced.
The compulsory recall is the most significant
recall in Australian history affecting over four
million Takata airbag inflators in around three
million vehicles. The Takata airbag recall is the
world’s largest recall, affecting an estimated
100 million vehicles globally.
Have you and your employees
checked your vehicles? Head to
IsMyAirbagSafe.com.au now to
see which vehicles are affected.
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