NHTSA safety recall

Recall 14V010000 · manufacturer campaign RA-03-0017

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal — Aston Martin · reported 16 Jan 2014 · 5,001 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 DB9 and V8 Vantage, 2009-2012 DBS, 2010-2012 Rapide, 2014 Rapide S, 2011-2012 V12 Vantage, 2011-2014 V8 Vantage S and 2012 Virage vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the accelerator pedal arm may break.

The risk

If the accelerator pedal arm breaks, the engine will return to idle and the driver will be unable to maintain or increase engine speed, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix

Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assemblies. The recall began on February 11, 2014. Owners may contact Aston Martin customer service by calling 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's recall number is RA-03-0017. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 13V-228. Any vehicle that has been remedied under the previous recall needs to have the current remedy applied.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign
14V010000
Manufacturer campaign
RA-03-0017
Filed by
Aston Martin Lagonda Of North America
Report received
16 Jan 2014
Owners notified
11 Feb 2014
Potentially affected
5,001

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.

2008 Aston Martin Db9 2009 Aston Martin Db9 2010 Aston Martin Db9 2011 Aston Martin Db9 2012 Aston Martin Db9 2013 Aston Martin Db9 2014 Aston Martin Db9 2009 Aston Martin Dbs 2010 Aston Martin Dbs 2011 Aston Martin Dbs 2012 Aston Martin Dbs 2010 Aston Martin Rapide 2011 Aston Martin Rapide 2012 Aston Martin Rapide 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S 2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe 2012 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2010 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2013 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2014 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S 2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S 2013 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S 2014 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S 2012 Aston Martin Virage

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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