2013 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 13V228000 on 06/02/2013
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Manufactured:
- 05/13/2012 - 04/09/2013
- Affected:
- 689
- Defect:
- Aston martin is recalling certain model year db9, virage, v8 vantage, v12 vantage, and rapide vehicles manufactured from may 14, 2012, through april 10, 2013. due to a manufacturing error, the throttle pedal arm may break.
- Consequence:
- If the throttle pedal arm breaks, the engine will return to idle and the driver will be unable to maintain or increase engine speed, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Aston martin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the throttle pedal assemblies. the recall began july 19, 2013. owners may contact aston martin customer service by calling 1-888-923-9988. aston martin's recall number is ra-03-0016.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.this campaign was superseded by recall campaign 14v-010.
- Campaign:
- 14V010000 on 01/15/2014
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Manufactured:
- 10/31/2007 - 12/30/2013
- Affected:
- 5,001
- Defect:
- Aston martin lagonda of north america (aston martin) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 db9 and v8 vantage, 2009-2012 dbs, 2010-2012 rapide, 2014 rapide s, 2011-2012 v12 vantage, 2011-2014 v8 vantage s and 2012 virage vehicles. due to a manufacturing error, the accelerator pedal arm may break.
- Consequence:
- If the accelerator pedal arm breaks, the engine will return to idle and the driver will be unable to maintain or increase engine speed, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Aston martin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assemblies. the recall began on february 11, 2014. owners may contact aston martin customer service by calling 1-888-923-9988. aston martin's recall number is ra-03-0017. important: this recall supersedes recall 13v-228. any vehicle that has been remedied under the previous recall needs to have the current remedy applied.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 14V753000 on 11/24/2014
- Component:
- Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
- Manufactured:
- 07/02/2006 - 11/04/2014
- Affected:
- 7,256
- Defect:
- Aston martin lagonda of north america (aston martin) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 db9, v12 vantage, v8 vantage, dbs, and virage vehicles manufactured july 3, 2006, to november 5, 2014. in the affected vehicles, the electronic control module for the driver and front passenger seat heaters may fail, preventing the seat heaters from being able to be turned off.
- Consequence:
- If the electronic control module fails, the seat heater could get hot enough that areas of the seat may overheat and smolder, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
- Correction:
- Aston martin will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional module to the circuit that can interrupt the power to the seat heaters in case the electronic control module for the seat heaters fails, free of charge. the recall began in january 2015. owners may contact aston martin customer service by calling 1-888-923-9988. aston martin's number for this recall is ra-01-0019.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 15V846000 on 12/15/2015
- Component:
- Latches/locks/linkages
- Manufactured:
- 09/02/2009 - 11/19/2015
- Affected:
- 6,076
- Defect:
- Aston martin lagonda of north america (aston martin) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 db9, 2010-2012 dbs, 2010-2016 v8 vantage, 2012 virage, 2010-2016 rapide, 2014-2016 vanquish, 2011-2016 v12 vantage, and 2012-2013 v12 zagato vehicles. the affected vehicles are equipped with interior door unlocking mechanisms that may not function when the vehicle has been locked from the outside. as such, these vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 206, "door locks and door retention components."
- Consequence:
- If the doors cannot be opened by an occupant from inside the vehicle, they may be trapped inside, increasing their risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Aston martin will notify owners, and dealers will disable the double locking feature by reprogramming the software, free of charge. the recall began august 10, 2016. owners may contact aston martin customer service at 1-888-923-9988. aston martin's number for this recall is ra-01-0021.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 17V391000 on 06/21/2017
- Component:
- Power train
- Manufactured:
- 11/24/2010 - 09/12/2013
- Affected:
- 179
- Defect:
- Aston martin the americas (aston martin) is recalling certain 2011-2014 v8 vantage vehicles equipped with 7-speed auto-shift manual (asm) "sportshift ii" transmissions. a connector for the clutch fluid line may break, resulting in a hydraulic fluid leak.
- Consequence:
- The loss of hydraulic fluid may prevent the vehicle from shifting out of the gear that it is in. additionally, if the vehicle is being driven when the fluid level significantly drops, the transmission may shift to an emergency neutral as the vehicle comes to a stop. if the driver ignores the dash warning message and exits the vehicle without applying the parking brake, the vehicle may roll away. either condition increases the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Aston martin will notify owners, and dealers will install a support bracket to hold pipe securely in position, free of charge. the recall began july 18, 2017. owners may contact aston martin customer service at 1-949-379-3100. aston martin's number for this recall is ra-07-0024.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2013 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE TSBs (16)
- Bulletin:
- SB-01-0358
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Aston martin: docking station lens replacement. consumer may complain that the docking station will come detached. whole bezel lens assembly must be replaced if half of the lens is detached. *kb
- Bulletin:
- SB-07-0440
- Component:
- 100000 power train
- Summary:
- Process if a customer complains about six-speed manual transmission shift quality when cold.
- Bulletin:
- SPL-03-0584
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Introduction of remanufactured long block v8 engine.
- Bulletin:
- SB-07-0315V4
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Sportshift clutch driveability problems, all v8 vantage and v8 vantage s with 6 and 7-speed sportshift (asm) transmission. bulletin originally issued 06/08/2010, already updated twice. version 4 issued to cover solutions to current reported
- Bulletin:
- SPL030584V2
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Introduction of a remanufactured long block v8 engine. amended to show increased labour times. changes to details of one of special tools.
- Bulletin:
- SB010420
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Some markets do not need a front licence plate plinth to be installed to a vehicle. this gives instruction on how to install a front licence plate plinth if a vehicle moves to a region where this becomes a legal requirement.
- Bulletin:
- SPL-30-1017
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Reminder to do obd in-use monitoring with amds.
- Bulletin:
- SPL-30-1022
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Client services department team update.
- Bulletin:
- SPL-30-1036
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- New electrical content and html5 upgrade for cortona 3d content on the dealer communication system (dcs).
- Bulletin:
- SPL-30-1047
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- 2018 technical training update.
- Bulletin:
- OTH-01-1043
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Correct diagnosis and replacement of restraint control modules
- Bulletin:
- SPL-30-1074
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Epdr submission process update to existing spl-30-0458
- Bulletin:
- SPL-03-1088
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Introduction of a remanufactured long-block v8 engine
- Bulletin:
- SB-01-1094
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Deployable spoiler wear inspection - annual check required.
- Bulletin:
- SPL-30-1148
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- To inform about the changes we are making to technical training along with the introduction of the 3 tier technician grading system
- Bulletin:
- SPL-15-1157
- Component:
- 280000 back over prevention
- Summary:
- Aftermarket dash camera questionnaire
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