Motor Vehicle recalls

[one_iota]

Came across this in the Sydney Morning Herald:

Automotive Industry | Recalls | Car recalls | Toyota (http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/total-recall-20100226-p84n.html)

The article reports on vehicle recalls but the author seems to have a tenuous grasp on the facts:



Careful wording is the name of the game for product recall notices, with most companies perfecting the art of the understatement when announcing recalls.

Land Rover, which had a problem with windscreen fitment on its Defender, noted that "full windshield retention may not be achieved in the event of a crash of sufficient severity to deploy the front airbags". Translation: the windscreen could fall out in a prang.


I guess the rest of the article should be taken with a grain of salt.

[Redback]

Came across this in the Sydney Morning Herald:

Automotive Industry | Recalls | Car recalls | Toyota (http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/total-recall-20100226-p84n.html)

The article reports on vehicle recalls but the author seems to have a tenuous grasp on the facts:



I guess the rest of the article should be taken with a grain of salt.

So Mahn, do you need the blow the airbags up yourself in the coarse of an accident:wasntme:

[one_iota]

So Mahn, do you need the blow the airbags up yourself in the coarse of an accident:wasntme:

The Defender has rear seat airbags...sally's kids :p

[dmdigital]

So that's why my wife put a packet of straws in the centre console! She told me it was for drinks though. :Rolling:

Why can't some journalists get the information right before they go to print?

Try here for a list of LR recalls: Land rover (http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/952880/fromItemId/952855)

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

Mainly coz they would have only the facts, which would only account for 2 lines in a 5cm wide column and a true journalist never lets the facts get in the way of a load of dribble and bollocks.... ;)

I hate journalists...... :rocket: :bangin: :2up: :bat: :soapbox:

Cheers

Andrew.