And Honda Civic Hybrid called back due to potentially faulty ECU software
The 2022 Chevrolet Corvette has been hit with a nationwide product safety recall because its exhaust is too loud.
General Motors Australia and New Zealand today issued a recall for 106 examples of the MY22 Corvette, representing less than half the number of C8 supercars delivered in both countries since early 2022.
“Due to a manufacturing defect, the drive-by exhaust noise exceeds the limit defined under Australian Design Rule 83/00 (ADR 83/00),” said GM in its recall notice at the federal government’s Vehicle Recalls website, where the full VIN list can also be found.
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“ADR 83/00 defines the limits on external noise generated by motor vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds in order to limit the contribution of motor traffic to community noise.
“The vehicle is not compliant with ADR 83/00.”
Affected owners are asked to take their vehicle to a GMSV dealer to have the engine control module software updated free of charge, or to contact GMSV via phone (1800 004 678) or email ([email protected]).
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The news comes as Corvette Stingray customers face delivery wait times of up to two years, and as GMSV prepares for the arrival of the Corvette Z06 coupe, which could be priced around $250,000 and limited to less than 30 units in the first 12 months.
After it arrives in late 2023, the 500kW Z06 will be followed by the electrified MY24 E-Ray and, although they’re yet to be revealed or confirmed for Australia, ZR1 and Zora versions of the first global mid-engined Corvette.
Separately today, 164 examples of the new Honda Civic e:HEV Hybrid hatch, which was released in December, were recalled due to a potential software fault.
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“Due to a software fault the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can be reset when the vehicle switches to electric drive. This will erase stored vehicle fault codes and turn off the check engine light if it is activated,” said Honda in its recall notice, individual VINs for which can be found here.
“Vehicles do not comply with Australian Design Rule 79/04 because the check engine light may be inadvertently turned off and stored failure codes erased.”
Honda advises affected owners to take their vehicle to a Honda dealer for a free ECU software update, or to contact Honda Customer Relations via phone (1800 804 954) or email ([email protected]) for further details.
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