Vehicle owners must get recall notice first before airbag fix - The Union Leader
— Vehicle owners will need to wait until they receive a recall notice from their vehicle manufacturer before their car dealer can replace potentially deadly air bag inflators that could spray vehicle occupants with metal shards. Grappone Automotive Group in Bow said it would beef up its staffing if needed to handle customers looking to get their air bags fixed. “Depending on the timing of the (replacement) parts as well, we’ll certainly do whatever it takes to meet the demands of our guests,” President and CEO Larry Haynes said Wednesday. on Tuesday doubled its recall of the defective air bags to nearly 34 million vehicles, making it the largest automotive recall in U. S. history. The Japanese supplier said it plans to boost production of parts needed to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators that could spray vehicle occupants with metal shards. The worldwide recalls now stand at 53 million vehicles since 2008. Affected vehicles include certain models made by Dodge, General Motors, Honda and Toyota among others. Peter McNamara, president of the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association, said dealers don’t know how many vehicles are affected. In a previous air bag recall, Grappone handled about 500 Honda vehicles and about 100 Toyota vehicles over the past 12 to 18 months. Source: www.unionleader.com
