Ama-airbag e-Takata angasebenzi aphumela ekukhunjweni okuyimpoqo kwezimoto eziyizigidi ezingu-2.3
Izimoto eziyizigidi ezingu-2.3 zizobuyiselwa emuva ngenxa yama-airbag akwaTakata angasebenzi, nokungase kubangele izingcezu zensimbi zidubule kubagibeli.
Uhulumeni wase-Australia umemezele ukubuyiswa okuyisibopho kwezimoto eziyizigidi ezingu-2.3 ezinama-airbag e-Takata angasebenzi kahle, ngokusekelwe olwazini olunikezwe i-Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Kuze kube manje, abakhiqizi abangu-16 kuphela abaye bakhumbula ngokuzithandela izimoto eziyizigidi ezingu-2.7, lapho izigidi ezingu-1.7 sezivuselelwe kusukela kuqale ukubuyiswa ngo-2009, cishe amaphesenti angu-63.
Kodwa-ke, i-ACCC ikholelwa ukuthi kuningi okungenziwa ukulungisa ukungasebenzi kahle kwe-Takata airbag okwathatha ukuphila komuntu oyedwa wase-Australia kanye nabantu abangu-22 emhlabeni jikelele.
Abanye abakhiqizi okubalwa kubo iMitsubishi neHonda bazwakalise ukuphatheka kabi ngokunganaki kwamakhasimende ukulungisa izimoto zabo.
Abanye abakhiqizi bezimoto abayisishiyagalolunye bazophoqeleka ukuthi babuyisele izimoto eziyizigidi eziyi-1.3, okuthi, ngaphezu kwesigidi esisele ezisasele ngokuhlehliswa kokuzithandela, manje silethe ingqikithi yenani lezimoto ezidinga ukulungiswa lifinyelele ezigidini ezi-2.3 ekupheleni kuka-2020.
Izinhlobo zezimoto ezintsha ezengezwe ohlwini lokukhumbula u-Takata zihlanganisa iFord, iHolden, iMercedes-Benz, iTesla, iJaguar, iLand Rover, iVolkswagen, i-Audi ne-Skoda, nakuba izinhlobo ezithile zingakadalulwa.
Nakuba laba bakhiqizi bephinde bathole ama-airbag ezimbonini zikaTakata, bathi izisetshenziswa ezisetshenzisiwe zakhiwe zaba sezingeni eliphezulu kunalezi eziyingozi ezisakhunjulwayo.
Abakhiqizi ababambe iqhaza ekukhunjweni kokuzithandela kwe-Takata bahlanganisa i-BMW, i-Chevrolet, i-Chrysler, i-Dodge, i-Ferrari, i-GMC, i-Honda, i-Jeep, i-Lexus, i-Mazda, i-Mitsubishi, i-Nissan, i-Subaru, i-Toyota, i-Volvo ne-Hino Trucks.
Ukungasebenzi kahle kwama-airbag enziwe i-Takata kungabangela ukuba uphethiloli uwohloke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi ngenxa yokunqwabelana komswakamo, ungase ungasebenzi kahle engozini bese uphonsa izingcezu zensimbi egunjini lemoto.
Uhulumeni kusamele amemezele izinhlawulo kubakhiqizi abangahambisani nokubuyiswa okuyimpoqo.
Abanye abakhiqizi, okuhlanganisa iMitsubishi neHonda, bazwakalise ukuphatheka kabi ngokunganaki kwamakhasimende ukulungisa izimoto zabo yize sekunemizamo eminingi yokuxhumana.
Ngasekuqaleni kwaleli sonto, abakwaMitsubishi bakhiphe izikhangiso emaphephandabeni kazwelonke benxusa amakhasimende ukuthi alungiselwe izimoto zawo, kanti abakwaHonda baphikelela ngokuthi izimoto ezithintekayo zivalwe emigwaqeni yase-Australia.
Umsizi kaNobhala woMgcinimafa uMichael Succar uthe abakhiqizi bezimoto bangenza okwengeziwe ukulungisa ama-airbag akwaTakata anephutha, aqala ukuba yingozi kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kufike ku-25,000 amayunithi e-Alpha asengozini enkulu nawo akhonjwe, ngamaphesenti angama-50 wamathuba okungasebenzi kahle.
“Abanye abakhiqizi abazange bathathe izinyathelo ezigculisayo zokubhekana nengozi enkulu yokuphepha eyenzeka ngemva kokuba ama-airbag eseneminyaka engaphezu kweyisithupha,” esho.
"Ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukukhunjulwa okuhlelekile, eminyakeni emibili ezayo, abakhiqizi bazodinga ukukhomba kancane kancane ukuthi bakhumbula kanjani futhi bafake ama-airbag ezimotweni ezithintekayo."
Abanye abakhiqizi bashintshe ama-airbag e-Takata asengozini bawafake amadivayisi afanayo njengesinyathelo sesikhashana ngaphambi kokuthi kutholakale izingxenye zokulungisa unomphela, nazo ezingaphansi kokushayelwa emuva okuyisibopho.
Afinyelela ku-25,000 amayunithi e-Alpha asengozini enkulu nawo ahlonziwe, anamathuba angamaphesenti angama-50 okungasebenzi kahle futhi azobekwa eqhulwini lapho ebuyiselwa emuva.
I-ACCC ithi izimoto ezithintekile yi-Alpha "akumele zishayelwe" futhi abakhi bazo kuzofanele bahlele ukuthi zidonswe endaweni edayisayo ukuze zilungiswe.
Uhlu lwezimoto ezithintekayo ekukhunjweni kokuzithandela lungatholakala kuwebhusayithi ye-ACCC, futhi abakhiqizi bezimoto kulindeleke ukuthi bakhulule uhlu lwamamodeli adinga ukulungiswa esikhathini esizayo esiseduze.
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