- Vehicles
- 6,076
- Built between
- May 2009 – Dec 2015
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 August 2016
- Repaired
- 74%
- Unrepaired
- 1,490
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2009 and December 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2015 Aston Martin DB9Built September 2009 to December 2015
- 2009-2012 Aston Martin DBSBuilt May 2009 to September 2012
- 2010-2016 Aston Martin RapideBuilt March 2010 to November 2015
- 2011-2016 Aston Martin V12 Vantage CoupeBuilt June 2010 to November 2015
- 2012-2013 Aston Martin V12 ZagatoBuilt November 2012 to June 2013
- 2010-2016 Aston Martin V8 VantageBuilt September 2009 to November 2015
- 2014-2016 Aston Martin VanquishBuilt September 2012 to November 2015
- 2012 Aston Martin VirageBuilt January 2011 to August 2012
Repair progress
1,490 of 6,076 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2017.
74% repaired — 4,512 of 6,076 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 71
- Scrapped or exported
- 3
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 2010-2015 DB9, 2010-2012 DBS, 2010-2016 V8 Vantage, 2012 Virage, 2010-2016 Rapide, 2014-2016 Vanquish, 2011-2016 V12 Vantage, and 2012-2013 V12 Zagato vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with interior door unlocking mechanisms that may not function when the vehicle has been locked from the outside. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
What could happen
If the doors cannot be opened by an occupant from inside the vehicle, they may be trapped inside, increasing their risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will disable the double locking feature by reprogramming the software, free of charge. The recall began August 10, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2009 to December 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 December 2015
- Owners notified10 August 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 74% 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 December 2015.
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 at 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's number for this recall is RA-01-0021.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- RA-01-0021
- Recalling manufacturer
- Aston Martin Lagonda of North America
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 206
- 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.