How do I check my Takata airbag recall?

How do I check my Takata airbag recall?

Most manufacturers now have a searchable recall database on their websites. The recall database will allow you to check the recall status of your vehicle by searching for its VIN, and the recall initiation schedule provides the dates of all recalls and whether it is an active or future recall.

How do I see if my car has a recall?

Contact your closest dealership The dealership should be able to either tell you directly if your car has been affected, or pass your call onto the service department who can confirm if your car has been recalled, and schedule your service appointment.

Does my car have a Takata airbag recall?

Visit NHTSA.gov/recalls to find out if your car or truck is under recall. Search using your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Your search result will tell you if your car or truck is included in this recall or any other safety recall. Call your local dealer to schedule the FREE repair.

Can I get a refund for a car recall?

Most recalls are run through local dealerships. While your recall remedy is free, the choice of remedy belongs to the manufacturer. Refunds are only available for car recalls; manufacturers of car equipment are only required to repair or replace defective equipment.

How do you check if airbag has been replaced?

Check for the presence of seams and repainting. If the cover was repainted, it will look “fresh” compared to the rest of the interior. Check the cover to see if it has the vehicle manufacturer’s emblem and the SRS (Safety Restraint System) logo on it. Cosmetic airbag covers will not have the emblem or the SRS logo.

What is Takata airbag?

Takata Corporation (タカタ株式会社, Takata Kabushiki Gaisha) was a Japanese automotive parts company. In 2013, a series of deaths and injuries associated with defective Takata airbag inflators in their Mexican subsidiary Tacata Airbags led Takata to initially recall 3.6 million cars equipped with such airbags.

How do you check if a recall has been fixed?

Call the authorized dealership and let them know you are interested in finding out if your vehicle has been recalled. Provide them with the VIN. Once they pull up the VIN they will determine if your vehicle was in fact involved in a recall and if the recall had been performed.

What is the best free VIN check website?

You can get a free VIN check at the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), VehicleHistory.com or iSeeCars.com/VIN. Just pop in your car’s digits and these sites will do the VIN lookup and give you information on the vehicle. But you should use more than one of these sites to get the full picture.

How do I know if my car has Takata airbags?

How to check your vehicle is safe. Find out if your vehicle has a faulty Takata airbag on the Is My Airbag Safe website.

What model cars have Takata airbags?

Vehicles Affected

• Acura (Honda) 2003 Acura 3.2CL.
• Audi (VW) 2006-2013 Audi A3.
• BMW. 2008-2013 BMW 1 Series.
• Cadillac (GM) 2007-2014 Cadillac Escalade.
• Chevrolet (GM) 2007-2013 Chevrolet Avalanche.
• Chrysler. 2005-2015 Chrysler 300.
• Daimler Trucks North America (Sterling Bullet)
• Daimler Vans USA LLC (Sprinter)

Can dealers sell recalled cars?

In short, yes dealerships can sell a car with a unfixed recall, as long as they deem the car “used”. If you’re going to buy a new car, though, the dealership is not legally allowed to sell it to you if it has an open recall.

Are there any Takata air bags that have been recalled?

Air Bags Approximately 67 million Takata air bags (priority groups 1-12) have been recalled because these air bags can explode when deployed, causing serious injury or even death. All vehicle owners should: Check for Recalls using your vehicle identification number (VIN).

Where can I find more information about Takata-related FCA US campaigns?

For more information on a specific Takata-related FCA US campaign, please input your VIN using the ‘CHECK YOUR VIN’ link below, or call 833-585-0144 . Parts to remedy ALL FCA US vehicles included in ALL active safety campaigns related to driver and/or passenger airbag inflators manufactured by Takata Corporation are now available.

Do you know if your recalled vehicle needs to be repaired?

Owners may not always know their recalled vehicle still needs to be repaired. NHTSA’s new search tool lets you enter a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to quickly learn if a specific vehicle has not been repaired as part of a safety recall in the last 15 years.

Are non-desiccated Takata airbag inflators safe?

Based on multiple independent investigations and NHTSA’s independent expert, NHTSA has concluded that the non-desiccated Takata frontal airbag inflators do not pose an unreasonablerisk to safety until they reach a certain level of propellant degradation after long-term exposure to environmental moisture and fluctuating high temperatures.