“I am not an angel,’ I asserted; ‘and I will not be one till I die” Charlotte Bronte. But when it comes to the industry you can’t afford a single mistake, otherwise you can’t survive. Same is happening with the vehicle giant General Motors. Because of security flaws General Motors is recalling its 2.42 million vehicles to fix four separate safety flaws.
General Motors publicized five separate recalls that totaled 3 million vehicles in last week. General Motors says it now plans to take a $400 million charge against first-quarter earnings for the costs of the recalls double the $200 million it had forecast after the five recalls announced on 16 May.
Including today’s recall General Motors has announced total 29 recalls in United States only for this year. Fewer than 100 vehicles are involved in two recalls.
The vehicles include:
The recall includes vehicles of year 2004 to 2014.
2009-2014 model years of the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia.
2004-2008 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu. Cadillac Escalades, Chevrolet Silverado pickups.
GMC Sierras from the 2015 model year.
The Deadly Defects:
Flaw in how the passenger-side front air bag is connected to the dashboard that could cause the bag to inflate improperly in a crash.
Front safety lap belt cables can wear out due to people moving while wearing the belts. GM told dealers they can’t sell new or used versions of the vehicles until they are repaired.
Flaw in transmission shift cable that can wear and fail to indicate the correct gear. That’s the fault linked to the 18 crashes.
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Total 224 were sold out of the cars having security flaws and General Motors sent warning letters about the security condition of the cars to the owners.
Losses Due to the Defects:
The ignition switch fault is linked to 46 accidents and caused 12 deaths. Accidents involved many injuries and death in the U.S. and one fatal crash in Canada.
There have been 18 crashes due to one of the problems in the latest recall, GM says, but no fatalities.
