2 car brands warn of factory failures on some already sold models

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The National Directorate of Consumer Defense issued in recent hours alerts submitted by the brands Mitsubishi and Honda, regarding factory failures in 5 car models that can "affect the health and safety" of consumers.

Through an official statement, the office under the Ministry of Production warned of problems in Mitsubishi Outlander and Honda Civic, CR-V, Fit and Stream vehicles, as published by ambito.com.

Failure in 30 Mitsubishi Outlander units

In Mitsubishi Outlander vehicles manufactured in 2016, chassis order (not sequential) from 7WGZ800681 to 7WGZ800743 and from 8WGZ800785 to 8WGZ800860, it was detected that the latch locking mechanism of the front and rear doors on the right side may not work properly when the temperature rises, due to insufficient precision of the piece caused by an improper manufacturing process.

Consequently, the door may not be locked securely, which could cause it to open while driving.

What should owners of these models do

Those who own these units can schedule a shift with a Dealer and / or Official Service of the Mitsubishi Network (0810-999-2276 or [email protected]) to make a diagnosis and, if necessary, change the defective piece.

728 Honda Civic, CR-V, Fit and Stream units fail

In the Honda Civic vehicles (year / model 2001-2006), CR-V (2004-2006), Fit (2004-2008) and Stream (2001) a fault was detected in the supplier of the parts, which would produce that, In the event of a frontal collision of moderate or severe intensity – a situation in which airbags are expected to operate -, the inflator container may rupture.

In isolated cases, this would generate the projection of metal fragments inside the vehicle.

What should owners of these models do

Those who own these units must go to an official dealer for free vehicle verification. You can also contact Customer Service, at 0800-1221-46632 (Monday through Friday from 9 to 13 and from 14 to 17) or by mail: [email protected] (The New. Ambito.com)



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