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May 4, 2023: BMW issued a 'Do Not Drive' warning for approximately 90,000 2000-2006 BMW 3 Series (E46) including M3, 2000-2003 5 Series (E39) including M5, and 2000-2004 X5s (E53) equipped with certain driver’s front airbag inflators manufactured by Takata.

SERPENTINE BELT 2010 PONTIAC VIBE FREE

Owners who have not had the free repair work performed should contact their local Dodge or Ram dealership or call Stellantis, the parent company of Dodge and Ram, at 83. Among the 385,686 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks recalled in 2015, over 84,000 are unrepaired and still on the road. July 11, 2023: Dodge issued a 'Do Not Drive' warning for 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup trucks, after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed another Takata rupture fatality, the first due to an exploding passenger-side inflator and the first in these trucks. To date, there have been 26 deaths and more than 400 injuries because this problem in the U.S. As postulated early on, environmental moisture, high temperatures, and age as associated with the defect that can improperly inflate the airbags and even send shrapnel into the occupant. NHTSA has determined the root cause of the problem: airbags that use ammonium-nitrate-based propellant without a chemical drying agent. If the inflator housing ruptures in a crash, metal shards from the airbag can be sprayed throughout the passenger cabin-a potentially disastrous outcome from a supposedly lifesaving device. Some of those airbags could deploy explosively, injuring and even killing car occupants.Ī total of 67 million airbags have been recalled, and at the end of 2022, 11 million were still yet to be replaced.Īt the heart of the problem is the airbag’s inflator, a metal cartridge loaded with propellant wafers, which in some cases has ignited with explosive force. history.” The airbags, made by major parts supplier Takata, were installed in cars mostly from model years 2002 through 2015. Thanks for alerting us to this potential issue and the alternative part number.Vehicles made by 19 different automakers (34 brands) have been recalled to replace frontal airbags on the driver’s side or passenger’s side, or both in what NHTSA has called “the largest and most complex safety recall in U.S. That sure would create some frustration to get the part and run into the same problem that your son did. Good luck.ĭo you think there is or was suppose to be a washer installed b/t the center bearing and the tensioner body? I looked and see that most of the aftermarket pulley width are showing the 12mm. center bearing! YMMV, but at least now you know what to do if the 419615 binds-up upon tightening.

bearing at the center! He came up with and installed a Duralast 231133, which has a 14mm. My Son had to find a pulley with identical outer measurements, but with a 14mm. Pulley can be changed without removing the Tensioner!īut from my Son's experience You will find that the Pulley listed for this application Will Not Work! The actual bearing at the center of the pulley is too narrow at 12mm., causing the outer rim of the plastic pulley to interfere with the arm of the tensioner. Plastic cap pops off, revealing a Torx Bolt T-45 or so. Chiadog wrote:My Son just did this exact job on his 04 Base.

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