Aston Martin Just Recalled All DB11s Over A Faulty Daimler Steering Column
It’s recall time for every single Aston Martin DB11 ever sold, and it’s not because of an AM part. Yep, Aston is the latest company to be blighted by a faulty Daimler steering column, which can cause unintentional airbag deployments.
Over one million Mercedes-Benz-branded cars have been recalled due to the fault, which has also affected products from Nissan and its luxury division Infiniti. It’s all down to improper grounding, leading to electrostatic charges which can then set off airbags.
Thankfully, it doesn’t sound like there have been any serious injuries as a result. According to Daimler, there have been “a handful of instances where drivers suffered minor abrasions or bruises,” and nothing more.
According to Reuters, none of the 3873 DB11 owners have experienced any erroneous airbag deployments, and the work to fix the problem takes only two hours to do.
Customers probably won’t quite receive the same level of service experienced by Bugatti owners during a recent Chiron seat recliner recall, however. In that case, Bugatti reportedly dispatched “Flying Doctor” concierge technicians to inspect each of the affected cars…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Is it like something triggers them to go off?
Typical German electrical issues
Can they also replace the Daimler turbo V8 (just in case if it’s faulty too) with an Aston Martin naturally aspirated V8
Nah, it’s just James Bonds’ way of discouraging car thieves. If he’s not there to do it, his car will punch you in the face.
We’ve just had our entire E class fleet at work been recalled because of this.
Never heard of Daimler. Maybe since thats the case they are having recalls.
If Daimler can’t make good products, no one can.
Bloody Germans 🇩🇪🇩🇪
Wow, all the DB11s ever sold…
And that’s only about 4000
Didnt know that they were THAT rare