Bugatti Electrical System: Cables

Bugatti is recalling about 13 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. The corrosion may result in the battery positive cable overheating, increasing the risk of a fire.

Campaign
16V199000
Manufacturer
Bugatti
Reported
8 April 2016
Vehicles
13
Built between
Oct 2006 – Dec 2006
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 June 2016
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2006 and December 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006-2008 Bugatti VeyronBuilt October 2006 to December 2006

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2016.

100% repaired — 13 of 13 reported

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

Bugatti is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 Veyron vehicles manufactured October 3, 2006, to December 22, 2006. In the affected vehicles, the positive battery (B+) cable and the connection to the alternator may corrode.

What could happen

The corrosion may result in the battery positive cable overheating, increasing the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

All affected vehicles have had the battery B+ cable and the alternator replaced, free of charge.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2006 to December 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 April 2016
  3. Owners notified21 June 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 100% 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 8 April 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.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Bugatti at 1-805-557-1050.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Bugatti
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.

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