September 2019 recall check: Airbag danger forces Honda to recall 122,000 cars

Published 18 September 2019

Honda is recalling more than 120,000 cars due to a dangerous fault with the airbag.

The safety recall affects a number of popular models, including the Civic, Jazz and CR-V. Honda says the passenger airbag may not deploy correctly and it is in the process of contacting owners to arrange for the inflator inside the airbag module is to be replaced free of charge.

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Mazda has issued a recall for CX-5, Mazda6 and Mazda3 models built between January 2012 and June 2018. The recall notices affects 70,000 cars, with Mazda stating that soot may accumulate around the intake shutter valve on the inlet side of the engine. Mazda says it will need to check each car and arrange to have the intake shutter valve cleaned or replaced.

A software problem has prompted Audi to recall 45,000 Q3 vehicles. A failure of the front LED turn signal may not always be detected and Audi needs to install a software update for the on-board supply control unit.

Citroen and Peugeot has also issued a serious safety noticed for the Space Tourer and Traveller MPVs. There is a risk of inadvertent release to the front outer passenger seat belt. The recall states that a modified central seat buckle with foam and heat-shrinkable protective tubing needs to be fitted to affected models.

Recall number	Make	Model	Problem	Build start	Build end
R/2019/260	Audi	Q3	Failure of the front LED turn signal may not be detected.	Dec 2014	July 2018
R/2019/257	Citroen	Space Tourer	Risk of inadvertent release to the front outer passenger seat belt.	April 2015	April 2019
R/2019/198	Chrysler	300C	Passenger air bag may deploy incorrectly if activated.	April 2009	Dec 2016
R/2019/228	Ford	KA+	Un-fused Battery Monitoring System (BMS) Wire Chafing.	Sept 2017	May 2019
R/2019/243	Honda	Accord, Civic, Jazz, CR-V, Insight, Stream	Passenger air bag may not deploy correctly.	Nov 2000	Dec 2014
R/2019/047	Jaguar	XE, XF	Vehicles failed to routinely achieve the required levels of CO2 emissions.	Oct 2014	Nov 2018
R/2019/198	Jeep	Wrangler	Passenger air bag may deploy incorrectly if activated.	April 2009	Dec 2016
R/2019/259	Kia	Optima	Forward Collision Avoidance Assist system may have problems identifying stationary cars.	Sept 2017	May 2019
R/2019/227	Land Rover	Range Rover Evoque	The front or rear windshield washer system may fail.	Oct 2018	April 2019
R/2019/046	Land Rover	Range Rover Evoque	Vehicles failed to routinely achieve the required levels of CO2 emissions.	March 2015	June 2018
R/2019/187	Mazda	Mazda3, Mazda6, CX-5	Soot may accumulate around the intake shutter valve on the inlet side of the engine.	January 2012	June 2018
R/2019/219	Mazda	Mazda3	A manufacturing defect may cause the wheel nuts to loosen	Nov 2018	May 2019
R/2019/217	Mercedes-Benz	A-Class, B-Class, CLA	Under certain circumstances it might not be possible to shift into Drive or Reverse mode.	July 2018	Feb 2019
R/2019/268	Mercedes-Benz	GLE	The air conditioning drain hoses might be incorrectly fitted in the vehicle.	Jan 2018	July 2019
R/2019/256	Mercedes-Benz	GLE, GLE Coupe, GLS, E-Class	Improve the vehicle emissions via software updates.	June 2012	Nov 2017
R/2019/257	Peugeot	Traveller	Risk of inadvertent release to the front outer passenger seat belt.	April 2015	April 2019
R/2019/204	Porsche	Cayenne, Panamera	The transmission selector lever plastic sleeve does not have the required durability.	July 2002	Sept 2016
R/2019/286	Vauxhall	Zafira C	The vehicle’s fixed roof luggage carrier rails may become loose.	Nov 2011	May 2018