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Counterfeit Part Prompts Massive Aston Martin Recall
Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. is recalling about 75% of the cars it has built over the past six years to replace a defective accelerator pedal arm supplied by a Chinese company.
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Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. is recalling about 75% of the cars it has built over the past six years to replace a defective accelerator pedal arm supplied by a Chinese company.
The luxury supercar company says the component could break, making it impossible to maintain engine speed.
The global campaign involves 17,600 cars including certain Aston Martin DB9, DBS, Rapide, Vantage and Virage models made between late 2007 and early 2012.
According to a recall document filed in the U.S., the flawed part came from Shenzhen Kexiang Mould Tool Co. in Shenzhen. It was made using counterfeit plastic material supplied by a second Chinese supplier, Synthetic Plastic Raw Material Co. in Dongguan.
Aston Martin launched a limited U.S. recall last May to fix the problem and expanded its scope in October. The current campaign supersedes both previous actions.
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