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Title    Coding Error Sends 2019 Subaru Ascents to the Car Crusher
Date    Sunday September 23 2018, @01:29PM
Author    mrpg
Topic   
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https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/09/23/0313212

Bytram (from IRC) writes:

Coding Error Sends 2019 Subaru Ascents to the Car Crusher:

Usually, news of an automotive-related software issue involves an error like last week's GM recall of 1 million SUVs and pickups because of a steering defect in their electric power-steering module. GM stated that the defect can cause a momentary loss of power steering followed by its sudden return, which can lead to an accident, and already has in about 30 known cases. GM says a software update to the module available from its dealers will fix the problem.

But a software remedy can't solve Subaru's issue with 293 of its 2019 Ascent SUVs. All 293 of the SUVs that were built in July will be scrapped because they are missing critical spot welds.

According to Subaru's recall notice [PDF] filed with the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the welding robots at the Subaru Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette, Ind., were improperly coded, which meant the robots omitted the spot welds required on the Ascents' B-pillar. Consumer Reports states that the B-pillar holds the second-row door hinges. As a result, the strength of the affected Ascents' bodies may be reduced, increasing the possibility of passenger injuries in a crash.

Subaru indicated in the recall that "there is no physical remedy available; therefore, any vehicles found with missing welds will be destroyed." Luckily, only nine Ascents had been sold, and those customers are going to receive new vehicles. The rest were on dealer lots or in transit.


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Links

  1. "Coding Error Sends 2019 Subaru Ascents to the Car Crusher" - https://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/it/coding-error-leads-293-subaru-ascents-to-the-car-crusher
  2. "recall" - https://auto-recalls.justia.com/gmc/sierra-1500/2015/18v586000/index.html
  3. "recall notice" - https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RCLRPT-18V508-8422.PDF
  4. "Subaru Indiana Automotive" - http://subaru-sia.wixsite.com/indiana
  5. "states" - https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/owners-of-recalled-2019-subaru-ascent-suvs-to-get-brand-new-vehicles/
  6. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=29157

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