- Vehicles
- 5,001
- Built between
- Nov 2007 – Dec 2013
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 February 2014
- Repaired
- 91%
- Unrepaired
- 436
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2007 and December 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008-2014 Aston Martin DB9Built November 2007 to December 2013
- 2009-2012 Aston Martin DBSBuilt November 2007 to October 2013
- 2010-2012 Aston Martin RapideBuilt February 2010 to December 2012
- 2014 Aston Martin Rapide SBuilt October 2012 to December 2013
- 2011-2012 Aston Martin V12 Vantage CoupeBuilt June 2010 to October 2013
- 2008-2014 Aston Martin V8 VantageBuilt November 2007 to December 2013
- 2011-2014 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S
- 2012 Aston Martin VirageBuilt January 2011 to August 2012
Repair progress
436 of 5,001 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
91% repaired — 4,526 of 5,001 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 34
- Scrapped or exported
- 5
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 DB9 and V8 Vantage, 2009-2012 DBS, 2010-2012 Rapide, 2014 Rapide S, 2011-2012 V12 Vantage, 2011-2014 V8 Vantage S and 2012 Virage vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the accelerator pedal arm may break.
What could happen
If the accelerator pedal arm breaks, the engine will return to idle and the driver will be unable to maintain or increase engine speed, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assemblies. The recall began on February 11, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2007 to December 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 January 2014
- Owners notified11 February 2014
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 91% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 January 2014.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Aston Martin customer service by calling 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's recall number is RA-03-0017. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 13V-228. Any vehicle that has been remedied under the previous recall needs to have the current remedy applied.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- RA-03-0017
- Recalling manufacturer
- Aston Martin Lagonda of North America
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.