Repair soon Air bags
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
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Repair soon Air bags
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Fire risk Electrical system
If the fusible link melts it may come into contact with adjacent components, damage the electrical center cover, the nearby wiring harness conduit and other vehicle components, increasing the risk of a fire.
Owners may unknowingly draw too much current through the vehicle's trailer harness resulting in the melting of fusible link for the auxiliary battery.
What to do: Park away from buildings and book the repair now.
Repair when you can Electrical system
It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.
A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.