More than 100 000 Lad was on the verge of a fire

23 March 2017

AvtoVAZ recalls for unscheduled repair 106723 car models Kalina and Granta.

 

According to the press service of Rosstandart, the owners of these car models with 3 Sep 2015 year and present, should address a letter or for the phone to invite to come to branded service station AVTOVAZ to troubleshoot manufacturing defect that can cause very serious consequences.

On cars the last of the parties identified cases of chafing steam venting hose at the charcoal canister system, EVAP a clutch cable. Apparently, it is with September 3, 2015 year technological reasons have changed the routing of the steam pipe and he went in contact with sheath of the clutch cable.

The clutch cable when pressing the pedal is quite noticeable shifts in side its shell at contact with enough of the thin plastic hose in which are constantly gasoline vapors discharged from the EVAP hose rubs through. Small enough sparks in the engine compartment, for example, when disconnect the wires from the batteries, possible explosion of gasoline vapors.

At all surveyed cars of this batch will be provided additional protective shields, excluding mutual touch hose and cable, but in case of detection of signs of chafing hose will also be replaced free of charge.

The owners of the "Kalin" "Grant" unable to determine independently whether their cars under revocable action, go to the official website of Rosstandart and reading there with a list of VIN codes removable cars.

It should be noted that in 2013 has already been a recall of cars Kalina and Granta for the same reason. But the defect is then not had such a mass character, was quickly resolved and therefore have remained virtually unnoticed by the public.

Thus, the current review does not first AVTOVAZ. In the summer of last year was recalled for service 7445 cars Lada Largus, at which was made possible melting wire insulation relay for the electric cooling fan. But such large-scale feedback, as this is the first time in the history of the company.