Yup! My buddy who is a GM at one of the McLaren stores mentioned this to me last week. Unfortunately, the dealers don't have the new parts yet. I'm just living with my airbag fault until they have the updated part.
The byline is dated 1/19/2017; I think what makes that story new is that the MP4-12 has now been added to the list?
However, your story is news to me and upsetting because I own a 570S and never dreamed that a car produced 3 years AFTER the Takata faulty air bag discovery would be affected.
I received a letter from the manufacturer of my daily driver that says that 2012s are being recalled at this time, but every car built thru late 2016 (!!) will eventually be rolled in. The NHTSA priority is high-humidity regions. Geez! Late 2016 and they're still shipping bad inflators.
Yup! Makes sense to why my 12C just started acting up. Must have been fine in the dry northeast region... Now that I have it down here, it only took a few weeks to cause the sensor to fail. Do we know when the dealers should be receiving the updated sensors?
@SSIIIICK I dont know if your sensor issue is the same as the recall issue -- I think the recall is about inflators exploding. you should call your dealer.
But reading over the list of recalled vehicles -- even motorcycles are affected !!
I had it confirmed yesterday by my service director at McHouston that 570 owners will be getting a recall notice for the replacement of both the front driver and passenger airbags. He did stress that McLaren have stated that it is being done as a precautionary measure. Recall notices to follow sometime soon.
Good grief. This has gotten absolutely ridiculous. That's car number seven for me now. The real problem is, I am 8 hours away from a McLaren dealership. I don't suppose they will help with transport...?
YES, I extended my Warranty in November, it was pricey but glad it did it for another 2 years and we can now go up to 12 years but ouch, extended warranty price just went up to $9,200.00 for two years.
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