Safety recall campaign ??,

[Dungbeetle]

Recieved this sms today:

"This message is brought to you by the Department of Transport and the RTMC. Your vehicle has been identified as being part of a safety recall campaign. You will be contacted by the manufacturer who will provide you with an appointment to visit their service centre. Please ensure that you engage in this critical safety matter as directed. Planning to drink? Call a friend"

WTH?

[Alto]

Obvious BS

[FWM]

Department of transport do not issue recalls on veheicles, the manufacturer does.

[DouglasN]

probably trying to set you up for the scam that's going around, if you respond to that message, people will call you and tell you they are from dealer X, your car has a recall against it, they will come fetch the car, to sort it out and then return it, only they are not from dealer x and your car is now stolen..

[bruce_k]

I received the same SMS this morning. My first thought was that it's a scam, but I called Nissan and they confirmed a passenger side airbag recall on my Patrol. Booking to made next week. Perhaps you should call your local dealership on their official number and check if there are any outstanding recalls on your vehicle/s VIN.

[TRON]

probably trying to set you up for the scam that's going around, if you respond to that message, people will call you and tell you they are from dealer X, your car has a recall against it, they will come fetch the car, to sort it out and then return it, only they are not from dealer x and your car is now stolen..

This!

[Graham]

Yip.
lots of patrol guys have received that today. Including me.
must have to do with the airbag recall

[340]

Must be a scam, my son also received the same message and he owns a Triton !

[RvanZ]

I recon scam
i was sent one for my ex 2.5 Ranger... and it specifically mentioned airbags...
That car didn’t even have airbags

[Dirk]

More info
https://twitter.com/eNCA/status/1353331355158011904

Over a million vehicles in South Africa will have to be recalled for inspection. This is due to them possibly being fitted with faulty Takata Airbag Inflators between 2002 and 2015.

[Skylark]

I received the same SMS this morning. My first thought was that it's a scam, but I called Nissan and they confirmed a passenger side airbag recall on my Patrol. Booking to made next week. Perhaps you should call your local dealership on their official number and check if there are any outstanding recalls on your vehicle/s VIN.

Yip.
lots of patrol guys have received that today. Including me.
must have to do with the airbag recall

Be careful, this scam is very sophisticated, seems in some cases they have an insider at the dealer so the "reason" can even be legit but the person that's contacting you is not, they are just piggy backing on the recall to expropriate your vehicle.

[RoelfleRoux]

Cool, my nearest General Motors dealership is most probably Detroit City. I've been meaning to visit the Great Lakes for some time now. I'll just have to book myself into a Covid dealer first for a quick Vacc-job.

[Yster1979]

Must be a scam, my son also received the same message and he owns a Triton !

Go on the Mitsubishi SA website and fill in the vin number after selecting the Takata airbag recall tab, it will tell you if your vehicle is affected. My Triton is a 2009 and I have arranged for the recall repair to be done on Wednesday, my manager has a 2008 Ranger and his is going in on Thursday. I would be careful of the sms but it seems sort of legit, but just phone the closest dealer to you as they need to book the vehicle anyway.

[DanieG]

I received the same although I had the airbag replaced under recall a few months ago already.

[Henkus]

RUN BOET!!! Ask around at secondhand dealers and new car service departments. They have all sorts of scams going where everything looks legit until your pride and joy disappear over a border somewhere. This relates to faulty tracker units, airbag/brake/gearbox etc. etc. etc recalls. Be very wary.