SYDNEY, Monday
General
Motors’ Australian subsidiary, Holden, recalled more than 45,000
Commodores today over a potential seat-belt fault, following withdrawals
by rivals Toyota and Hyundai due to various issues last week.
The
recall, which affects 41,933 cars in Australia and another 3,744 in New
Zealand — almost all of the new model Commodores that went on sale last
year — was precautionary, Holden said.
“There have
been no confirmed reports of this condition in the field. The issue was
raised from an internal investigation following an isolated instance at
the plant,” a spokesman for the firm said in a statement.
“There have been no reports of any accidents or injuries resultant from this condition.”
WIRING HARNESS
Holden
said the pre-tensioner — a mechanism that tightens a seat belt when a
crash occurs — of certain MY14 VF Commodore and WN Caprice models could
make contact with a bolt at the base of the seatbelt buckle assembly,
wearing it out.
“In this circumstance, if the
pre-tensioner wiring harness develops wear as a result of contacting the
bolt, the airbag warning light may illuminate on the instrument cluster
and there is a risk that the pre-tensioner may not deploy in the event
of an accident,” Holden said.
“All other safety devices, including airbags, are unaffected by this condition.”
The
recall is Holden’s fourth in Australia this year, with the previous
ones involving brake lights, manual drive shafts and transmission mounts
of vehicles.
Last week, South Korea’s Hyundai recalled
140,000 vehicles in the United States and Puerto Rico over an airbag
issue, while the world’s biggest carmaker Toyota recalled 520,000
vehicles over a range of issues.
In April, Toyota
Australia pulled back almost 300,000 cars as part of a global recall of
6.39 million vehicles worldwide by the Japanese firm over various
concerns.
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