Major automakers in Japan to recall a quarter of
a million vehicles
Agence France-Presse
August 31, 2001
TOKYO, Aug 31 (AFP) - Nissan Motor Corp. and
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Friday they would recall
a total of nearly 224,000 vehicles sold in Japan
due to problems including brake and engine
troubles.
Japan's number two car firm Nissan Motor said it
would recall 39,456 minivans at a cost of 790
million yen (6.58 million dollars) because of
possible brake problems.
The affected vehicles, Caravan Elgrand, Homy
Elgrand and Fargo Filly, were made in Japan
between July 1998 and March 1999.
Nissan -- 36.8 percent owned by France's Renault -
- would also recall 41, 802 cars made between
December 1997 and May this year due to engine
problems.
"The worst case scenario would be that the engine
stalls," Nissan spokesman Sumiki Shimizu said.
"The recall will cost 600 million yen," he said.
Affected models include ADvan, Expert, Presage,
Bassara, Serena, Sunny and Familia.
Suzuki Motors said it would recall 110,323 Every,
Carry and Scrum cars due to a possible fault in
the accelerator pedal.
The cars were made between May 2000 and January
2001, Suzuki spokesman Takiaku Nukii said.
"We have not worked out how much the recall will
cost," Nukii said.
The auto firm, better known for its motorcycle
range, said it would also recall 15,569 Swift
cars following a problem with the brake lamp, and
16,528 Jimny and AZ-Offroad vehicles, for
possible gear shift faults.
Suzuki supplies AZ-Offroad vehicles to Japan's
fifth largest auto firm Mazda Motor Corp. "Of the
total, 641 are Mazda's AZ-Offroad vehicles," said
Nukii.
The automobiles were made between February 1998
and September 1999.
"We shall fix the problem for our customers and
work hard to make sure this does not happen
again," he said.
Meanwhile, BMW Japan said it would recall 639
R1100 motorbikes made between June 1998 and May
1999 after discovering a problem and could cause
the bike's fuel hose to catch fire.
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a million vehicles
Agence France-Presse
August 31, 2001
TOKYO, Aug 31 (AFP) - Nissan Motor Corp. and
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Friday they would recall
a total of nearly 224,000 vehicles sold in Japan
due to problems including brake and engine
troubles.
Japan's number two car firm Nissan Motor said it
would recall 39,456 minivans at a cost of 790
million yen (6.58 million dollars) because of
possible brake problems.
The affected vehicles, Caravan Elgrand, Homy
Elgrand and Fargo Filly, were made in Japan
between July 1998 and March 1999.
Nissan -- 36.8 percent owned by France's Renault -
- would also recall 41, 802 cars made between
December 1997 and May this year due to engine
problems.
"The worst case scenario would be that the engine
stalls," Nissan spokesman Sumiki Shimizu said.
"The recall will cost 600 million yen," he said.
Affected models include ADvan, Expert, Presage,
Bassara, Serena, Sunny and Familia.
Suzuki Motors said it would recall 110,323 Every,
Carry and Scrum cars due to a possible fault in
the accelerator pedal.
The cars were made between May 2000 and January
2001, Suzuki spokesman Takiaku Nukii said.
"We have not worked out how much the recall will
cost," Nukii said.
The auto firm, better known for its motorcycle
range, said it would also recall 15,569 Swift
cars following a problem with the brake lamp, and
16,528 Jimny and AZ-Offroad vehicles, for
possible gear shift faults.
Suzuki supplies AZ-Offroad vehicles to Japan's
fifth largest auto firm Mazda Motor Corp. "Of the
total, 641 are Mazda's AZ-Offroad vehicles," said
Nukii.
The automobiles were made between February 1998
and September 1999.
"We shall fix the problem for our customers and
work hard to make sure this does not happen
again," he said.
Meanwhile, BMW Japan said it would recall 639
R1100 motorbikes made between June 1998 and May
1999 after discovering a problem and could cause
the bike's fuel hose to catch fire.
COPYRIGHT 2001 Agence France-Presse. All rights
reserved.
Vastaukset 3
Vanhimmat
En käy puolustelemaan japanilaisia autoja, mutta
käyhän noita tollaisia vastaavia tapauksia
kaikille suurille autonvalmistajille.
Esim. BMW:llä kävi pikkuvirhe uuden minin kanssa
ja 7000 uutta miniä menee takaisin tehtaalla
käymään, vuonna 94 (tai 95) Opel kutsui autojaan
takaisin tehtaalle koska turvatyynyjen kanssa oli
ongelmia...listaa voisi jatkaa vaikka kuinka.
Kukas valmistaja kutsui pari vuosikertaa mersuja
hoitoon turvatyynyn vuoksi ?
"Kukas valmistaja kutsui pari vuosikertaa mersuja
hoitoon turvatyynyn vuoksi?"
Todennäköisesti ainakaan japanilaisvalmistaja ei
kutsunut mersuja hoitoon...
Ei millään pahalla, tuo oli vain aika hauskasti
sanottu ;)