tuningblog.eu Your magazine about tuning the car
Recently updated on February 27, 2024 at 01:49 am
The media keeps reporting new things Auto recalls, some of which affect millions of cars. Given that there are currently around 60 million vehicles registered in Germany, it cannot be ruled out that a vehicle owner will one day be affected by such a recall. Important for car owners: If such an invitation comes to the workshop appointment, it should be better not be ignored.
the car recall campaign
This is the reason for the recall in Germany Product Safety Act, which holds car manufacturers and their importers liable if their models have serious defects. In the event of danger, the manufacturer is legally obliged to remedy the defects. Voluntary Recalls are usually initiated by the manufacturer, but by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) monitored. However, if the KBA determines that the person responsible for the product does not ensure that the defect poses a serious risk, the authority will order a recall.
Further information on the topic!
In both cases the current address of the holder communicated by the vehicle concerned to the vehicle manufacturer via the central vehicle register of the KBA. As a rule, the owner is contacted and informed in writing by the manufacturer. Anyone who believes that their vehicle is part of a recall campaign but has not received a corresponding letter should contact the manufacturer or importer to clarify how to proceed. In addition, the KBA provides an online database of current manufacturer recalls. The description and various information about the recall can also be viewed there.
Vehicle owners will be contacted by the manufacturer!
Vehicle owners can under voluntary service actions also received letters from manufacturers, but these are usually no mandatory measures. However, if a request to book a workshop appointment is part of a KBA recall, have affected holders descendant. The KBA recalls primarily because of safety-related defects such as brakes, chassis, drive and airbags, which endanger road safety or the environment. As a keeper, you must to ensurethat your vehicle is in legal condition and in such cases a recall should be taken seriously. If the repair was carried out by a workshop, the manufacturer will be notified. The measure for the vehicle is then complete.
If the owner does not respond to the letter, the KBA will be notified!
Those who do not respond to the manufacturer's first letter will usually do so twice asked in writing to visit the workshop. If the owner still does not react and the problem has not been resolved, the manufacturer notifies the KBA and this, the approval authority responsible for the owner. In this case, a Announcement of Operational Prohibition by the licensing authority. At this point at the latest, the owner should react quickly and arrange a workshop appointment in order to Decommissioning the vehicle to prevent. If the repair was carried out, the owner of the registration office must present the relevant evidence.
Forced shutdown associated with costs!
An Forced decommissioning can be expensive for the owner. The badge will then be removed and the vehicle allowed no longer on the road take part. This measure alone can cost up to €300. If proof of repair is provided later, an additional fee will be charged for the new registration. Tens of thousands of vehicles are forced to shut down due to KBA recalls every year. Who sent a recall letter for a recent sold or scrapped receives the vehicle must inform the sender of the address of the new owner or inform them about the scrapping by means of receipts.
In most cases, the manufacturer bears the costs!
In the event of a KBA recall, the repair costs often from the manufacturer carried. He is also responsible for this within the scope of his statutory warranty Committed. If this is not the case, the manufacturers often assume the costs for the measure for reasons of image. A right of the holder to a Replacement vehicle does not exist, by the way.
Of course, that wasn't the end of it.
tuningblog.eu has a lot of other articles on the subject of auto & tuning in stock. Do you want to see them all? Just click HERE and look around.
