Show of hands, how many people here are driving cars with claymore airbags?

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko)
02/16/2016 at 18:31 • Filed to: None

I am, can’t wait for BMW to send out a letter in a month to tell me that they will recall my car in a few months when they might eventually have replacement airbags. Hopefully those won’t be Takata airbags, although they probably will be.

http://www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/taka…

DISCUSSION (54)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:35

Claymore in the steering wheel

grenade for a transmission

#AcuraTLProblems

deprecated account > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:36

there was an episode of Hawaii Five-O where this chick who drove a BMW had her airbag replaced with a claymore. true fact.

iSureWilll > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:39

I am. A Dieselgate special too. How much does VW owe me now?

whoarder is tellurium > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:41

So weird how out of all the Nissan/Infiniti lineup... my 2006 G35 was skipped.

Woohoo!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > iSureWilll
02/16/2016 at 18:45

About tree-fiddy

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:46

None of the cars at our house are affected. I’m still holding out on the M3 though since the early E46 uses what seems to be a lightly modified E36 wheel. My aunt’s E93 was just added though, so there’s that.

AM3R shamefully returns > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:48

I’m in deep shit, I know my 328i is affected but was lead to believe my 335i coupe wasn’t, but now it seems like they both are.

edit: seems like 2009 C300's are also on the list....

Alfalfa > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:50

No Volvos or Hyundais whatsoever. The Alfalfa household is safe until the next round.

-this space for rent- > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:52

Passenger side has been replaced, waiting for drivers side parts. Wife’s car, she’s been instructed not to crash.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:53

One in the steering wheel, had the passenger side claymore replaced last year under the recall. That reminds me I need to call the dealer and question them, I’ve been waiting for the drivers side claymore to be replaced for 6+ months now.

Twism > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 18:57

2005 Dodge Magnum, so yep.

I may or may not have disconnected mine (such a thing would be illegal, after all) to make sure I would keep my pretty face shrapnel-free in case of a crash.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:07

Nope.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:11

Damn, all you drama queens. You think it’s easy to just pull a few million airbag inflators out of thin air? If you’re that scared, take your airbag off. Enjoy plowing your face into your steering wheel. It’s clearly a much better chance than the very very small chance of failure of the inflator.

deekster_caddy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:13

Damn, just looked it up and it appears our ‘08 Passat Wagon has one. I thought we were too old for that shit. I’m really surprised Takata isn’t under the same kind of scrutiny or investigations GM had to go through for the ignition switch crap. You can’t affect this many products and not know about it. WTF.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Twism
02/16/2016 at 19:15

Of course. Smashing your face into the steering wheel leaves you much more attractive

Hey Julie > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:15

My car doesn't have airbags so I'm safe. Wait actually not that safe

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
02/16/2016 at 19:17

As someone who works in the parts industry, what Takata did is absolutely unacceptable. If they were designed and made right in the first place, nobody would be trying to pull millions of inflators out of thin air right now.

They can suck my balls if they argue that.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:17

Kinja'd!!!

God dam loch ness monster!

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:20

I fucking knew it, that God damn heap of shit my wife drives was running too well...

On the upside the argument for an LR4 only increases...

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:21

AFAIK they passed all the OEM tests. They should probably have recalled earlier, but you can’t say that anyone knew this would be a problem when they put it in production two decades ago

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:22

How many 2004 Lancer Sportback’s were sold? I think I’ve seen maybe two in my entire life.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
02/16/2016 at 19:27

That many.

Twism > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
02/16/2016 at 19:31

a broken nose would give me a bad boy looks, no?

Kinja'd!!!

Spaceball-Two > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:32

Got the letter for my wife's car on Friday.

RallyWrench > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 19:43

Got mine done already, but only because my hookup at the BMW dealer horded a stash of airbags.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Twism
02/16/2016 at 19:53

Also, I think it’s only illegal to sell it in that condition of questionable safety setup, not just driving around. There are idiots that cut seatbelts out of their daily drivers to avoid tickets

iSureWilll > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 20:05

Tree fiddy billion? I'll accept that.

Big Bubba Ray > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 20:11

Yep. ‘05 Outback. I really hope Subaru of America sends me a recall notice. It only affected people in “high humidity” climates, but dear god is St. Louis humid during the summer/fall. If they don’t send me a recall I don’t know what to to.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Big Bubba Ray
02/16/2016 at 20:16

My car came from North Carolina, and I’m in Cincinnati. It is definitely a high humidity environment car.

Twism > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
02/16/2016 at 20:17

In Canada it’s illegal to drive with a safety system that came with the car rendered useless.

This also applies to TCS and seatbelts.

Yay to freedom.

Big Bubba Ray > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 20:28

I imagine Cinci is much like STL with the humidity. It’s horrendous here during the spring/summer/early fall. Any idea what we can do if we aren’t issued recall notices for the bags? I don’t think about it much but after nearly wrecking my car last week hitting a patch of ice going 55, it’s been on my mind.

Boxer_4 > Big Bubba Ray
02/16/2016 at 20:29

Subaru’s detailed campaign information (WQR-53) can be found here .

The VIN lookup tool looks to be working. I entered a few VINs I pulled from Autotrader (close to St. Louis), and they all showed needing the Passenger Airbag replaced. I believe this is covering all areas of the country.

I have heard that there is a shortage of parts for the BL/BP regarding this recall. On the forums, people are being told the parts should be readily available by April.

ranwhenparked > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 20:32

Yep, 2013 Mustang, it was recalled last year but the parts still aren’t available. My other car is from 1984 and has no airbags, so at the moment, I’m thinking it might actually be safer.

Needmoargarage > Big Bubba Ray
02/16/2016 at 20:42

‘08 Outback here during affected dates. No recall notice yet.

I actually scheduled an appointment with the dealership to replace the airbag. Dropped off the car and got a call about an hour later saying they didn’t have any in stock and they’d have to keep our car 10 days until one came in. Asked how they were dumb enough to schedule an appointment, picked up the car, and waited. Called 10 days later and still no progress.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Twism
02/16/2016 at 20:55

Ah, I was thinking Murica.

Here at least, airbags aren’t required to drive around. Seatbelts probably are. That’s why my racing harness comes with an FMVSS 209 rating

Big Bubba Ray > Boxer_4
02/16/2016 at 20:57

Awesome, thank you!

SirDrivesAlot (now with hybrid powerrrr) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 20:57

09 Fit, got the word yesterday that I have a fragmentation grenade staring me in the face. No replacements available until summer.

TheHondaBro > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 21:09

My car narrowly missed the Takata recall. The V6 models of my generation Accord weren’t fitted with bad airbags.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > TheHondaBro
02/16/2016 at 21:17

Until they fess up to it that is.

TheHondaBro > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 21:31

Yeah I’m still scared shitless.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 21:40

Both the Civic and Vibe have active recalls out for them. Honda hasn’t told me they even have the parts while GM did.

Big Bubba Ray > Needmoargarage
02/16/2016 at 22:29

10 days?!?! Did they even offer you a rental? I sure as hell couldn’t do that. If my airbags get replaced it will have do be in one day. I literally can’t go more than a day without my car because of work and school.

Round headlight enthusiast > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 22:59

Both of my cars are too old! Which means that I’ll probably die from anything other than a frontal impact, because my cars have the crash structure of a beer can.

Parth985 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/16/2016 at 23:24

My e39 m5 is on the list but still haven't got anything from BMW yet

xsnowpig > Big Bubba Ray
02/17/2016 at 01:42

the high country of Colorado is far from humid and i got my 06 OB passenger airbag recall notice last week

Twism > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
02/17/2016 at 01:44

I never fully understood my country’s safety requirement...

We don’t require an annual inspection (which means that a lot of rusty shitbuckets are allowed to drive on the roads), but I can’t have a rollcage and racing harness in my car ‘’in the name of safety’’.

Go figures.

Needmoargarage > Big Bubba Ray
02/17/2016 at 08:52

No rental. I don’t think this particular dealership has any idea how to run a business effectively. It should easily be a one day job if they ever have parts stocked.

Also, you might find that you have multiple recalls out that they will want to perform. Ours had two outstanding recalls for brake line failure, and two for emissions problems in addition to the inflator recall.

The Chalz > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/17/2016 at 11:42

2007 Mazda6 here. Got a notice of the recall, but only that they’d let me know when to bring it in with another notice. It’s been over a year with no updates. Considering calling Mazda corporate and seeing if they can release my car’s VIN for the repair.

It’s actually affected the value of the car, been lowballed on trade-in offers because of the “outstanding recall.”

spanfucker retire bitch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/17/2016 at 19:45

The recall notice says my year of Mazda3 isn’t affected, but honestly, I think it’s fucking horse shit. It probably is.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/17/2016 at 20:13

Yup. 07 Matrix. No recall notice yet, because Canada.

pjhusa > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/17/2016 at 21:10

the heck am I looking at. what seems to be an E90 interior with superimposed center stack, air vents from a completely different model, and a random trim piece?? wha...

ALMOST IMMEDIATE EDIT: the 1 Coupe looks like a terrible place to be in.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > pjhusa
02/17/2016 at 21:19

The 1 has a very nice interior thankyouverymuch

pjhusa > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/17/2016 at 21:23

k, to each their own. looks like an ergonomic nightmare to me :)

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
02/18/2016 at 19:03

They sold them all in the Greater Toronto. I see them often enough that I don’t raise an eyebrow to them.