After a new death on our roads on January 30, because of the defective Takata airbags, the Reunion prefecture launched an information campaign on February 14 to encourage motorists concerned to change their airbags. A call for security relaunched.
More than 35,000 vehicles are concerned in Reunion by the problem of defective airbags of the Takata brand. Different models of different brands, built between 1998 and 2019, must be replaced by their airbags.
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For these vehicles, the instruction is clear: they should no longer be used as long as the replacement has not been done. It is the famous “stop drive”, launched by the State and the meeting dealers on February 14.
Motorists are indeed exposed to a serious, even fatal risk. A proven and aggravated risk in areas with warm and humid climate, like that of Reunion. 15 people died following the explosion of an airbag Takata in France, 14 of these victims lived overseas, including 2 in Reunion.
-Recall campaigns have been carried out by car manufacturers, an information campaign is underway, carried out by the State and supported by the manufacturers to make motorists aware of the importance of checking whether their vehicle is concerned. The replacement of defective airbags is done for free.
Despite everything, the number of vehicles potentially concerned and has not been the subject of a repair remains significant, indicates the prefecture of Reunion.
On April 9, a ministerial decree was published to guarantee their rapid replacement. It thus requires manufacturers to target all the vehicles concerned, to alert the owners with a new mail to require the immediate stop of driving and make repairs. Manufacturers must also give a replacement certificate within 24 hours after repair.
Finally, a centralized monitoring system must be implemented, as is an online verification platform by wine number. In the event of a breach of these obligations, manufacturers are exposed to financial compels.
