Takata airbag recall
- Thread starter DoctorV8
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K-P Garage
GT Owner
I posted pictures back earlier in this thread showing he actuator on the driver side air bag module.
K-P Garage
GT Owner
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
Notice to Ford dealerships:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/UCM469524/RCMN-14V802-0185.pdf
(Note, contains illustrations for the installer)
excerpt:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/UCM469524/RCMN-14V802-0185.pdf
(Note, contains illustrations for the installer)
excerpt:
DakotaGT
GT Owner
That is pretty cool! Thanks for the info. Will be nice to have a tech come do this in the safety of my own garage. Thanks, Ford!
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
I don't think the exception applies to a home call but rather to a dealer out in the boonies of Nebraska that has to bring in a trained GT tech from Omaha
From looking at the service manual it doesn't look too hard. I took the passenger side airbag out of my Mustang in about 10 minutes. Note it's not the airbag itself but the canister of accelerant that inflates it that is replaced.
DakotaGT
GT Owner
I don't think the exception applies to a home call but rather to a dealer out in the boonies of Nebraska that has to bring in a trained GT tech from Omaha
From looking at the service manual it doesn't look too hard. I took the passenger side airbag out of my Mustang in about 10 minutes. Note it's not the airbag itself but the canister of accelerant that inflates it that is replaced.
Oh. Yeah, maybe you are correct. It sounded too good to be true. Still, it says "technician travel to VEHICLE location for repair", not to "closest vehicle dealership" for repair.
ByeEnzo
GT
Does anyone know why pre Feb. 11, 2005 and post Jan. 30, 2006 are not included in the recall? Different supplier used early and late in the production run?
texas mongrel
GT Owner
Is it 100% that post-Jan 06 cars are exempt? My build date was August 2006, I've not had any recall notice, so hopefully I can relax?
Mine's built date is Aug 2006, no recall notice to date and OASIS pulled from local Ford dealer on Dec 12, 2014 "no campaign messages found".
Contradictory to say the least, from NHSTA website their advisory dated:
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Media-only contact: Karen Aldana, 202-366-9550, [email protected]
(Note: Corrects vehicle list provided with advisories of Oct. 20-21)
Includes:
Ford: 58,669 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2004 – Ranger
2005 – 2006 GT
2005 – 2007 Mustang
Contradictory to say the least, from NHSTA website their advisory dated:
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Media-only contact: Karen Aldana, 202-366-9550, [email protected]
(Note: Corrects vehicle list provided with advisories of Oct. 20-21)
Includes:
Ford: 58,669 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2004 – Ranger
2005 – 2006 GT
2005 – 2007 Mustang
Kayvan
GT Owner
- Jul 13, 2006
- 4,782
FORD GT SPECIAL HANDLING
NOTE: Dealers should make every attempt to consolidate repair of the driver and passenger inflator
replacements in one visit.
Dealers are authorized to claim up to a maximum combined value of $200 to provide unique services
to Ford GT owners under Customer Satisfaction Program 14809. Examples of potential services
include:
• Technician travel to vehicle location for repair
• Vehicle transportation (towing/flatbed) to and from dealership
Ford and Lincoln Dealerships are authorized to claim the special handling allowance. Owners will not
be notified of this service in owner mailings.
I think that is 100% proof of Ford's stand-up/class act stance on treating GT owners.
8yrs on and they still are treating you like a VIP client.....seems more like bespoke hypercar cars (eg, Carrera GT, McLaren , Bugatti, etc) and how they handle client relations in service recalls.
NOTE: Dealers should make every attempt to consolidate repair of the driver and passenger inflator
replacements in one visit.
Dealers are authorized to claim up to a maximum combined value of $200 to provide unique services
to Ford GT owners under Customer Satisfaction Program 14809. Examples of potential services
include:
• Technician travel to vehicle location for repair
• Vehicle transportation (towing/flatbed) to and from dealership
Ford and Lincoln Dealerships are authorized to claim the special handling allowance. Owners will not
be notified of this service in owner mailings.
I think that is 100% proof of Ford's stand-up/class act stance on treating GT owners.
8yrs on and they still are treating you like a VIP client.....seems more like bespoke hypercar cars (eg, Carrera GT, McLaren , Bugatti, etc) and how they handle client relations in service recalls.
Kayvan, thats interesting. I'd love for a tech to come to my house to do this repair. In fact, the local folks have talked about getting together in the spring for just this kind of option. PS Love the profile pic!
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
I don't read that as they will make a house call, but rather Ford will reimburse a dealer for the expense to have a trained tech come from another location to that dealership should they not have a Ford GT Trained technician in house.
On the other hand, I'd be willing to bet a local dealer will send a guy to someone who has 8 cars all wrapped in plastic in their warehouse
Maybe even one car if you make a good case of a wrapped in plastic car.
DakotaGT
GT Owner
jbyrnes
FORD GT OWNER
So Ford had a GT training program for technicians? Did they get an accreditation that I can inquire about?
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
Of course, Sioux Falls and Minneapolis are only about a comfortable 1/2 day drive away from each other
Maybe you could find a dealer in Mankato, who has no FGT tech most likely, that would split the difference Send for the guy in a limo. (I grew up in that area
)
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
Uh, yep. But you want to ask if they went to school or actually, maybe, worked on one... It's like brain surgery school: Did you pass the simulations or did you actually do something on a real, er, car.
Your best choice is Sil Ter Har.