NHTSA safety recall

Recall 01V110000 · manufacturer campaign SAR007

Steering › Steering Wheel/handle Bar — Aston Martin · reported 30 Mar 2001 · 3,238 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SIX CYLINDER AND TWELVE CYLINDER VARIANTS. THE STEERING COLUMN LIGHTING SWITCH GEAR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRAP WIRES, LEADING TO A PARTIAL LOSS OF LIGHTING FUNCTIONALITY.

The risk

DEPENDING ON WHICH WIRES ARE TRAPPED, THE LOSS OF LIGHTING FUNCTION CAN VARY.

The fix

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH GEAR ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 12, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ASTON MARTIN AT 201-818-8352.

ASTON MARTIN RECALL NO. SAR007.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

NHTSA campaign
01V110000
Manufacturer campaign
SAR007
Filed by
Aston Martin
Report received
30 Mar 2001
Owners notified
12 Jul 2001
Potentially affected
3,238

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1996 Aston Martin Db7 1997 Aston Martin Db7 1998 Aston Martin Db7 2000 Aston Martin Db7 2001 Aston Martin Db7 1996 Aston Martin Vantage 1997 Aston Martin Vantage 1998 Aston Martin Vantage 2000 Aston Martin Vantage 2001 Aston Martin Vantage 1996 Aston Martin Volante 1997 Aston Martin Volante 1998 Aston Martin Volante 2000 Aston Martin Volante 2001 Aston Martin Volante

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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