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Re: Safety Recall - Brakes
[Re: Clipper]
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08/06/22 10:31 AM
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Lordofthewings
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Just curious -- what does this imply for all the CX demonstrators, the new/unsold cars, and the low-mileage used cars being held at dealers ?
Peter
2009 3-litre Roadster "Ivor", royal ivory / green
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Re: Safety Recall - Brakes
[Re: Lordofthewings]
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08/06/22 10:34 AM
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Just curious -- what does this imply for all the CX demonstrators, the new/unsold cars, and the low-mileage used cars being held at dealers ?
They won't need to be returned to the dealers, as they're already there  I imagine they'd just get fixed/upgraded as part of the process.
1972 4/4 4 seater - 3G Morganeer
1981 MGB GT
Too many ratty motorbikes
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Re: Safety Recall - Brakes
[Re: +8Rich]
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08/06/22 11:34 AM
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Just been told of this problem. Apparently we must not drive our vehicles. Due to possible brake failure (mentioned in the recall) and the fact that we must not drive, are we actually insured? Read the small print in your policy. I bet we are not and if we have an accident then who will pay. But how are we going to get our vehicles to our dealership?
I'll repeat it - Once the CX owners have personally received this email from MMC they have effectively transferred the risk onto the owners/drivers with all that implies.. including invalidating your insurance naturally. MMC have the responsibility now to trailer your car to your dealer or the factory. Happy to be corrected as always. This is a bummer but a safety call is serious unlike a dripping radiator or cardboard seats... Hi Rich, If MMC say don't drive your car it may not be safe and you are foolish enough to drive it then the risk you are choosing to take on board is lack of insurance. What other risk are you including in "with all that implies". Maybe I'm missing something, in which case as a Plus Four owner I should be concerned not to mention grateful if you could point out whatever that might be. Thanks and regards, John
John R Marchant
Plus Four JT10MOG "Florence"
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Re: Safety Recall - Brakes
[Re: Clipper]
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08/06/22 11:36 AM
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Dear Mister ,...................
We understand from our records that you are the current registered keeper of a vehicle with the chassis number
detailed above.
We would like to advise you that during ongoing quality assessment of our product we have identified a possible
safety related issue in respect of all Morgan Plus Four and Plus Six vehicles.
Preliminary investigations indicate that in certain limited circumstances, premature degradation of the rubber seal(s) in
the brake master cylinder may result in compromised brake performance, and in extreme cases cause brake failure.
Because this is a possible safety issue, we are immediately advising that you should not drive your vehicle until a
rectification action has been completed.
Your supplying dealer will contact you as soon as the service action has been finalised in order to arrange for your
car to be rectified.
This work will of course be carried out free of charge. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please speak to
your supplying or nearest Morgan Dealership. Please quote the recall reference detailed at the top right-hand side of
the letter when calling.
We have sent you this important notice as we are concerned about your safety.
Your safety is our highest priority. We regret any inconvenience this inspection may cause; however, we are
committed to ensuring the continued safe operation of your vehicle.
1972 4/4 4 seater - 3G Morganeer
1981 MGB GT
Too many ratty motorbikes
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Re: Safety Recall - Brakes
[Re: JJR]
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08/06/22 11:42 AM
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Devonshire
+8Rich
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Just been told of this problem. Apparently we must not drive our vehicles. Due to possible brake failure (mentioned in the recall) and the fact that we must not drive, are we actually insured? Read the small print in your policy. I bet we are not and if we have an accident then who will pay. But how are we going to get our vehicles to our dealership?
I'll repeat it - Once the CX owners have personally received this email from MMC they have effectively transferred the risk onto the owners/drivers with all that implies.. including invalidating your insurance naturally. MMC have the responsibility now to trailer your car to your dealer or the factory. Happy to be corrected as always. This is a bummer but a safety call is serious unlike a dripping radiator or cardboard seats... Hi Rich, If MMC say don't drive your car it may not be safe and you are foolish enough to drive it then the risk you are choosing to take on board is lack of insurance. What other risk are you including in "with all that implies". Maybe I'm missing something, in which case as a Plus Four owner I should be concerned not to mention grateful if you could point out whatever that might be. Thanks and regards, John Hi John, The risk of injury serious or otherwise for one, endangering other road users springs to mind but the list is long. Worse case scenario you write the car off yourself and passenger plus whatever else/person you connect with, it is a huge risk, but some people gamble too. It may even be a prosecutable offence but that is a guess. Brakes and steering are the zero tolerance areas for me though. Regards, Rich
Regards Richard
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Connaught Green +8 prev
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Re: Safety Recall - Brakes
[Re: flyfisher]
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08/06/22 02:09 PM
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Lordofthewings
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Challenge will be for the dealers and factory to have the time to fix all the cars So general disruption within the system, and at a busy time of year. How many CX's have been sold ? In the UK, divide that figure by the number of dealers, and that's a chunk of time taken-up per dealer, thereby also pushing-back ongoing servicing etc. As trailering is required, that also ties-up transport for around a day per car to get them to the dealers; and then what ? -- trailer time/cost again to get them back to the hapless owners ?
Peter
2009 3-litre Roadster "Ivor", royal ivory / green
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Re: Safety Recall - Brakes
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08/06/22 02:44 PM
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The root cause of this will be interesting, because braking systems are well developed nowadays, so it's hard to see how this situation has come about.
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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