NHTSA Campaign 14V010000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Issued by Aston Martin Lagonda of North America · Reported Jan 16, 2014 · 5,001 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 DB9 and V8 Vantage, 2009-2012 DBS, 2010-2012 Rapide, 2014 Rapide S, 2011-2012 V12 Vantage, 2011-2014 V8 Vantage S and 2012 Virage vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the accelerator pedal arm may break.

Consequence

If the accelerator pedal arm breaks, the engine will return to idle and the driver will be unable to maintain or increase engine speed, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assemblies. The recall began on February 11, 2014. Owners may contact Aston Martin customer service by calling 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's recall number is RA-03-0017. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 13V-228. Any vehicle that has been remedied under the previous recall needs to have the current remedy applied.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ASTON MARTIN DB9 2008 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DB9 2009 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DB9 2010 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DB9 2011 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DB9 2012 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DB9 2013 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DB9 2014 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DBS 2009 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DBS 2010 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DBS 2011 5,001
ASTON MARTIN DBS 2012 5,001
ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE 2010 5,001
ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE 2011 5,001
ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE 2012 5,001
ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE S 2014 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE COUPE 2011 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE COUPE 2012 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2008 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2009 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2010 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2011 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2012 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2013 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2014 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S 2011 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S 2012 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S 2013 5,001
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S 2014 5,001
ASTON MARTIN VIRAGE 2012 5,001

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V010000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.