{"id":146186,"date":"2025-06-05T06:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/in-guadeloupe-one-in-ten-vehicles-is-deemed-potentially-dangerous-prompting-a-recall-campaign-by-teknomers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T06:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:03:31","slug":"in-guadeloupe-one-in-ten-vehicles-is-deemed-potentially-dangerous-prompting-a-recall-campaign-by-teknomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/in-guadeloupe-one-in-ten-vehicles-is-deemed-potentially-dangerous-prompting-a-recall-campaign-by-teknomers\/","title":{"rendered":"In Guadeloupe, one in ten vehicles is deemed &#8220;potentially dangerous,&#8221; prompting a recall campaign by Teknomers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n    <picture class=\"article__media\"><source  \n\n               alt=\"A billboard for the former automotive supplier Takata in Tokyo, September 2014. The defective airbags from this now-defunct Japanese company have caused the largest vehicle recall in automotive history.\" \n              width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/d521816_2015-05-14T012206Z_01_FIL41_RTRIDSP_3_AUTOS-TAKATA.jpg\" \n           alt=\"A billboard for the former automotive supplier Takata in Tokyo, September 2014. The defective airbags from this now-defunct Japanese company have caused the largest vehicle recall in automotive history.\" \n            \n           width=\"664\" height=\"443\"\/><br \/>\n      <\/source>\n    <\/picture>\n    <noscript><br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/d521816_2015-05-14T012206Z_01_FIL41_RTRIDSP_3_AUTOS-TAKATA.jpg\" \n           alt=\"A billboard for the former automotive supplier Takata in Tokyo, September 2014. The defective airbags from this now-defunct Japanese company have caused the largest vehicle recall in automotive history.\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      A billboard for the former automotive supplier Takata in Tokyo, September 2014. The defective airbags from this now-defunct Japanese company have caused the largest vehicle recall in automotive history.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">TORU HANAI\/REUTERS<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The \u00a0Guadeloupe Prefecture\u00a0 launched a comprehensive recall campaign on Wednesday, June 4, to \u00a0\u201caccelerate the removal\u201d\u00a0 of defective \u00a0Takata airbags\u00a0 in the archipelago, specifying that one in ten vehicles in circulation is \u00a0\u201cpotentially dangerous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe identified 40,000 cars still on the road with these airbags, (&#8230;) it\u2019s huge,\u201d<\/em> said Xavier Lefort, the prefect of this overseas department, to Agence France-Presse. He added that around 20,000 vehicles still need their airbags replaced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Due to a gas that deteriorates poorly, the faulty Takata airbags risk \u00a0exploding\u00a0, shooting metal fragments at the faces of drivers. Their degradation is accelerated in \u00a0hot and humid\u00a0 climates, which makes regions like Guadeloupe particularly susceptible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Since 2014, the scandal surrounding these airbags has shaken the automotive industry, forcing numerous manufacturers to immobilize hundreds of thousands of vehicles globally to replace these \u00a0safety devices\u00a0. Various automakers, including \u00a0BMW\u00a0, \u00a0Toyota\u00a0, \u00a0Mercedes\u00a0, and \u00a0Volkswagen\u00a0, are facing lawsuits related to this issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">In Guadeloupe, the prefecture has set up a toll-free number (0-800-700-800) and launched a significant \u00a0communication campaign\u00a0 to inform motorists about the dangers they face and to encourage them to have their airbags replaced. The authorities aim to \u00a0\u201cfacilitate verification and appointment scheduling for replacement\u201d\u00a0 of the equipment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">Highly Affected Brands: BMW and Volkswagen<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">In collaboration with the Guadeloupe Automobile Dealers Association, the prefecture has revealed a list of vehicles \u00a0\u201csubject to a current or upcoming recall campaign based on risk assessments conducted by the manufacturer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">According to this list, \u00a030 brands\u00a0 are affected, involving more than \u00a0200 models\u00a0 in Guadeloupe. The brands with the most hazardous models are \u00a0BMW\u00a0 \u2013 with \u00a026 models\u00a0 \u2013 and \u00a0Volkswagen\u00a0 \u2013 with \u00a021 models\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">In April, the \u00a0Chancellery\u00a0 requested the consolidation in Paris of all ongoing investigations into the consequences of these faulty airbags, especially those related to \u00a0involuntary homicides\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">A new death linked to the deployment of a defective airbag was recorded at the end of March in Guadeloupe. Prior to this announcement, the Ministry of Transport had counted \u00a029 accidents\u00a0 resulting in \u00a0eleven deaths\u00a0 overseas and one in mainland France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The devastating impact of the Takata airbag crisis continues to escalate as authorities strive to mitigate risks and protect the lives of drivers and passengers. The urgency of this public safety initiative underscores the importance of manufacturers taking swift action to ensure the reliability and safety of their products. The collaboration between government officials and automotive manufacturers epitomizes a collective commitment to enhancing road safety and restoring consumer confidence in automotive safety technologies. Drivers must remain vigilant and proactive in addressing \u00a0known risks\u00a0 to mitigate the dangers associated with defective airbag systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A billboard for the former automotive supplier Takata in Tokyo, September 2014. The defective airbags from this now-defunct Japanese company have caused the largest vehicle recall in automotive history. TORU HANAI\/REUTERS The \u00a0Guadeloupe Prefecture\u00a0 launched a comprehensive recall campaign on Wednesday, June 4, to \u00a0\u201caccelerate the removal\u201d\u00a0 of defective \u00a0Takata airbags\u00a0 in the archipelago, specifying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}