DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATOR: AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES RECALL 2008,2011 AND 2012 MODELS OF CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV MOTOR VEHICLES




As part of its statutory responsibility of enlightening the public on safe road use and in furthering the realisation of the United Nations resolution on Safe System approach, with particular emphasis on Safe Vehicles; the Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to inform the general public that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has at the instance of the manufacturer, recalled automotive vehicle, Cadillac Escalade ESV model years: 2008,2011, and 2012.

This information is conveyed in compliance with the directive issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, mandating FRSC and other key agencies to activate as a matter of urgency, speedy processes for robust public sensitisation on the inherent dangers in the continues use of the vehicles and also admonish users to contact dealers of the brand for proper inspection and replacement of the airbag inflator.

This warning has become cardinally imperative seeing that the airbag inflator is one of the key component of an airbag system originally designed to quickly inflate the vehicle airbag and provide an energy-absorbing surface between the vehicle occupants and the steering wheel, the instrument panel, body pillar, headliner, windshield among others, so as to reduce or prevent injuries to the human body during a road crash.

The directive which reads in part;” I wish to draw your attention to a report which revealed that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has at the instance of the manufacturer, recalled automotive vehicle, Cadillac Escalade ESV model years: 2008,2011, and 2012, for defective airbag inflator. The affected vehicle model has vehicle identification numbers (VIN) IGYFK66888R113216, IGYS4HEF3BR214904, IGYFK66838R154398, and IGYS4HEF3CR192162 respectively”.

Consequent upon the imminent danger this manufacturing error could cause to both the users of these vehicles and other road users, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, hereby draws the attention of dealers and users of this vehicles to desist from further sales or usage of such vehicles on Nigerian roads and contact the manufacturers for correction of the identified defect.

To ensure strict compliance by those affected, Commanding Officers have been directed to ensure that patrol operatives stop such vehicles from continuing their trip anywhere they are sighted on the nation’s highways. This is to ensure that the impending danger the continues use of the vehicle could cause is swiftly avoided to make room for safe travels.

As such, the motoring public is hereby humbly admonished to report any of such vehicles through our toll free emergency lines 122 whenever such vehicles are sighted or report through the National Traffic Radio 107.FM on 08052998090, 09067000015.

 

Signed

Bisi Kazeem fsi
Assistant Corps Marshal
Corps Public Education Officer
FRSC Headquarter, Zone 3,Wuse, Abuja

 


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