Drivers in France ought to pay attention to various modifications to contrôle approach car checks that come into impact on January 1st.
From that date, the car inspection will embrace a brand new part devoted to autos topic to severe recall as a result of it has Takata airbags, following difficulties encountered throughout recall campaigns.
Vehicles outfitted with Takata airbags are categorized as “cease drive” and should be taken off the highway till the airbag has been changed as a consequence of their harmful nature.
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If a car introduced for a CT continues to be outfitted with a Takata airbag:
- It will routinely be positioned for a follow-up go to;
- The car inspection can solely be validated after repairs by a storage of the model;
- The car can’t be pushed till the repairs are carried out.
The decree additionally specifies the principles for autos affected by separate “severe” recall campaigns aside from Takata airbags: if the car is affected by a recall, the inspection report should point out it and the consumer should be urged to contact the storage or seller of the car model to hold out the required repairs.
Motorists can discover out in case your car is affected by the listing of manufacturers affected by the faulty airbag recall, which is often up to date by producers.
