NHTSA Campaign 18V007000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by McLaren Automotive Incorporated · Reported Jan 5, 2018 · 371 vehicles affected

What's wrong

McLaren Automotive Incorporated (McLaren) is recalling certain 2013 MP4-12C vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

McLaren will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. Owners may contact McLaren customer service at 1-646-429-8916.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MCLAREN MP4-12C 2013 371

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V007000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.