- Vehicles
- 5,000,000
- Built between
- Jan 2006 – Dec 2010
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 26 January 2016
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2006 and December 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Continental Automotive AIR BAG Control UnitBuilt January 2006 to December 2010
What the defect is
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental) is recalling certain Air Bag Control Units (ABCU) manufactured January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2010. The affected units have a power supply component that may corrode and result in the failure of the ABCU.
What could happen
If the air bag control unit fails, safety systems such as seat belt pretensioners and air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Additionally, in some vehicles, the air bags may inadvertently deploy, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Continental will notify the vehicle manufacturers that installed the air bag control units into vehicles. The affected vehicle manufacturers will file recalls for these vehicles and notify their customers and replace the air bag control units. The recall began on January 26, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2006 to December 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 January 2016
- Owners notified26 January 2016
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 27 January 2016.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- 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.