Holden has issued the mass recall of late-model Commodore and Caprice vehicles, the manufacturer’s fifth summoning in less than three months.
25,000 VF Commodore and WN Caprice models produced between February 7, 2013 and May 22 this year are being recalled with the company saying a front seat welding fault causing seat track separation in excessive collisions is to blame.
According to Holden, some vehicles “may have been built with an incomplete weld on the front seat hook bracket assembly”.
“If the weld is incomplete, under certain conditions such as a crash, the hook may separate from the seat track, increasing the risk of occupant injury,” the company issued in a statement, also noting that no serious injuries had resulted due to the production issues.
Holden recalled 40,000 affected Commodore and Caprice models in May after seats belts where found vulnerable to wear through when making extreme contact with ill-placed seat bolts. 27,000 VE Commodores were also subject to a recall last month due to “incorrect grease application” impacting the running of windscreen wiper motors.
A Holden employee at the company’s Elizabeth plant in South Australia identified the fault. Further inspections turning up six cars with the same welding issue.
“At the end of the day, safety is the priority. We just want to make sure we get them sorted. We are being cautious with them, we’ve taken a proactive stance,” communications manager Mark Flintoft said.
Parent company General Motors have issued an insane 54 recalls in the US alone in 2014, amounting to 28.9 million cars across the globe.
