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10-11-06, 06:46 PM
Glenn Butler, drive.com.au, 10/11/06
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Holden's billion dollar VE Commodore has been recalled again to fix a seatbelt spring worth little more than a dollar, reports GLENN BUTLER.
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Holden Commodore VE SS
Holden has announced a second recall in four weeks for its best-selling Holden VE Commodore.
The recall affects nearly 13,000 cars built before mid-September and involves a spring in the rear seatbelt anchors which may prevent the belt from latching securely.
Holden said the defect came to light during testing at its Lang Lang Proving Ground on the outskirts of Melbourne.
"Holden is taking this action on advice from the relevant buckle supplier after the issue was detected during routine testing at the Holden Proving Ground," the company said in a statement issued at 1pm today (November 10, 2006).
The recall affects a total of 12,830 VE Commodores, Statesmans and Caprices, including those exported to New Zealand and South Africa.
It also affects 575 high performance HSV models sold in Australia and New Zealand.
Holden is quick to point out that no defects have been reported in customer cars.
“We have received no reports of this issue appearing in customer cars but we are taking this action regardless," said GM Holden Executive Director Engineering, Tony Hyde.
“We take customer safety very seriously and our customers would expect us to be vigilant."
This is the second recall in four weeks for the VE Commodore, the car Holden said underwent more quality validation testing in pre-production than any Commodore before it. The first on October 19 concerned the fuel hose on models with a 6.0-litre V8 engine.
The company said there was a chance of a misalignment occurring during the hose-assembly process at one of its supplier plants that could result in a fuel leak. More than 1300 of its new V8 Commodore, Statesman and Caprice cars were affected by this recall.
The seatbelt safety recall takes Commodore's recall tally to 23 in the last nine years.
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Holden's billion dollar VE Commodore has been recalled again to fix a seatbelt spring worth little more than a dollar, reports GLENN BUTLER.
http://img.drive.com.au/drive_images/Editorial/2006/11/10/VEss_m_m.jpg
Holden Commodore VE SS
Holden has announced a second recall in four weeks for its best-selling Holden VE Commodore.
The recall affects nearly 13,000 cars built before mid-September and involves a spring in the rear seatbelt anchors which may prevent the belt from latching securely.
Holden said the defect came to light during testing at its Lang Lang Proving Ground on the outskirts of Melbourne.
"Holden is taking this action on advice from the relevant buckle supplier after the issue was detected during routine testing at the Holden Proving Ground," the company said in a statement issued at 1pm today (November 10, 2006).
The recall affects a total of 12,830 VE Commodores, Statesmans and Caprices, including those exported to New Zealand and South Africa.
It also affects 575 high performance HSV models sold in Australia and New Zealand.
Holden is quick to point out that no defects have been reported in customer cars.
“We have received no reports of this issue appearing in customer cars but we are taking this action regardless," said GM Holden Executive Director Engineering, Tony Hyde.
“We take customer safety very seriously and our customers would expect us to be vigilant."
This is the second recall in four weeks for the VE Commodore, the car Holden said underwent more quality validation testing in pre-production than any Commodore before it. The first on October 19 concerned the fuel hose on models with a 6.0-litre V8 engine.
The company said there was a chance of a misalignment occurring during the hose-assembly process at one of its supplier plants that could result in a fuel leak. More than 1300 of its new V8 Commodore, Statesman and Caprice cars were affected by this recall.
The seatbelt safety recall takes Commodore's recall tally to 23 in the last nine years.