15,000 86/brz recalled

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by FX86

never heard of them..but french fries are tasty

What about french loss

[FX86]

Originally Posted by Teseo

What about french loss

nope...but French 75 is not bad

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Just gonna keep this ready for the next few weeks:


"The recall impacts right-hand drive vehicles that are equipped with driver’s knee airbags."

I drive with both hands, does it only affect me half the time?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Gunman

I drive with both hands, does it only affect me half the time?

Only if you also have airbags implanted in your knees!

[Ratez]

Sigh. Now to wait for mail in the letterbox.

[joe strummer]

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

The French way.

Trolling, trolling......

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ratez

Sigh. Now to wait for mail in the letterbox.

Did you check your vin on the list at the start of the thread? If there then be very careful not to hit the knee airbag before September!

[Ratez]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Did you check your vin on the list at the start of the thread? If there then be very careful not to hit the knee airbag before September!

Yes mine is affected. Most people ain't fussed since we have been driving obliviously for so long.

By the way the problem is with power steering isn't it?

Edit: Oops I am confused. My car is affected by the power steering issue. Have to check regarding airbag

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ratez

Yes mine is affected. Most people ain't fussed since we have been driving obliviously for so long.

By the way the problem is with power steering isn't it?

Yep. Like I said in another thread it takes the perfect storm of events for it to happen though. You need to drive a pile, rub material off the contacts, have moist conditions that make it oxidize, have it pile up, hit the knee airbag hard enough for the material to hit the contacts, have enough material to make the contacts not work and then your power steering cuts out. Now mind you that may sound far fetched but they had 42 reports so it can happen! Just don't hit you knee airbags and trigger the storm and all should be good. At least if it does happen you also will know what is going on and that is sometimes half the battle with a sudden failure.

[Ratez]

Ok i am no longer confused. I had read the NZ notice which didn't say much. Just read the Australian one.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ratez

Ok i am no longer confused. I had read the NZ notice which didn't say much. Just read the Australian one.

Ya the NZ one is pretty sparse. Also going to be fun as more clickbait and blogs grab it and run since it makes a great headline. "World Wide Recall" sounds just as scary as they love. Most won't make it clear that it is one very specific vehicle set up that is affected.