The defect
Aston Martin is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 V12 Vantage Coupe vehicles for failing to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems." On these vehicles, the low tire pressure warning light will not illuminate until the tire pressure in the front tires is more than 25% below the recommended cold tire pressure.
The risk
Underinflated tires can result in tire overloading and overheating, which could lead to tire failure and a possible crash.
The remedy
Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the software for the tire pressure monitoring system free of charge. The manufacturer notification to owners on February 12, 2013. Owners may contact Aston Martin at 1-888-923-9988.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
Other tires recalls in 2012
8 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the tires; ASTON MARTIN filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 12V542000 23 Nov 2012 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 12V489000 9 Oct 2012 | MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 12V415000 28 Aug 2012 | Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC |
| 12V331000 16 Jul 2012 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 12V072000 24 Feb 2012 | ENTEGRA COACH |
| 12V068000 22 Feb 2012 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 12V004000 6 Jan 2012 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012