Newest Air Bag Recall

[Ozsko]

How does that work, have you got xray vision to look inside an explosive canister then the ability to assess the contents operative life span?

[Umai Naa!!]

They will have ways of identifying the airbags with date codes, part numbers, and so on.

[Ozsko]

I thought they had just published that list.

[Umai Naa!!]

That's why I suggested there needs to be some clarification on what they're doing.

[Ozsko]

I give up, you haven't got any practical idea of what is involved at all. How do you assess any explosive canister for a working life span by looking at it? If you can do that you would have saved the industry billions of dollars.

[Umai Naa!!]

I couldn't bang my head against a brick wall any harder right now...

I've already stated how they might do this.

I've performed recalls, including airbag replacements on several manufacturers' cars, including Volkswagen. I am just curious to know how they might go about this one.

Are they going to replace the airbags all the vehicles listed, including those that may have been replaced due to faults, or as part of accident repair, or are they going to remove the airbag, look at the numbers on it, and detirmine if it is one of the suspect airbags, and then consider replacing it?

It's a pretty simple concept really, and nothing new for VW.

[Ozsko]

They already know that the VIN range has air bag actuators that need recalling. In short they have no need to see anything, the vehicle comes in and gets a replacement. By the time the air bag actuator is accessed what would be the point of not replacing it as the labour is the same and they haven't got xray vision like you seem to have. What air bag recalls have you been part of?

[Umai Naa!!]

For the third time... they will be able to identify the potentially-faulty airbags based on the part numbers and date codes. They don't need to physically dismantle the airbag unit, which is dangerous in it's own right, to look at the internals. The spoil-proof label will tell them all they need to know.

The VINs listed, may not take into account any airbags replaced since the vehicle left the production line. Hence inspection. Does not make sense to replace a $2,000 airbag, when the manufacturer can pay the dealer $90 to verify the faulty ones, and only replace those.

I have been on the tools for over 15 years. I've seen my fair share of recalls. So that does not require any further justification, thank you.

[brettue]

VIN List Volkswagen BINGO! What do I win?

[Umai Naa!!]

Is your car on it?

At best, you'll be inconvenienced to some extent.