Dear nairalanders, i have been thinking of this for sometime now, Why are Nigerians not part of vehicles Recalls that occurs periodically due to manufacturing errors.

I did a little research and came up with these findings.

Before Nigeria returned to Democracy in May 1999. Only very few persons could actually purchase brand new vehicles. (a.k.a tear rubber)

What we use to have before then as bran new cars, are often purchased by then military Government, companies and banks for it's senior personals.

But since the return to civilian rule in 1999, more persons had opportunity via Democracy, economic boom, multinationals, agencies, oil and gas, contracts, and above all, CORRUPTION AND FRAUD SPRANG UP.
So much money exchanged hands and that prompted Nigerians to go for Brand New Cars also know as Tear Rubber cars.

But periodically Auto manufacturers and dealerships in Europe, America, Asia and other countries promptly extend recalls of defective cars to affected buyers around the world; the same cannot be said of Nigeria;

Vehicles are not cheap. Indeed, they are relatively one of the most expensive items of the world. Buyers therefore expect them to have high level of comfort and safety, among other qualities

Vehicle recall is not a novel thing in the auto world. It has become part of regular reports of every automaker’s operations. Recalls occur when certain technical faults are noticed in vehicles already sold out and are being used by people, which may have resulted or could result in (fatal) accidents. Manufacturers of such vehicles announce their recall to enable them to fix identified defects, which will be at no cost to the owners/users.

According to the latest edition of the ‘Nigeria Auto Journal’, the US News and World Report provides some of the biggest car recalls in history to include the Ford recall of 4.5 million pickups and sport utility vehicles in 2005, which was due to a problem affecting the cruise control. Affected vehicle owners were told to return their cars to the dealerships to have the cruise control disconnected and then reactivated. In 1981, General Motors recalled nearly six million vehicles over a problem with their suspension. It had also issued its biggest recall of 6.6 million vehicles in 1971 due to a defective throttle control. Toyota recalled about nine million of its vehicles in 2009 over pedal entrapment.

And what could be described as the ‘mother’ of all recalls happened last year when Takata Corporation of Japan, which manufactures 20 per cent of the car industry’s airbags, admitted that it had supplied faulty airbags that were fixed to about 53 million vehicles, most of which had been sold worldwide. This led to a massive recall of these vehicles. The affected car brands are Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, among others.

Although it is not something for the automakers to celebrate because of the perceived negative connotation, recall is said to be a mark of honesty and a show of responsibility on the part of the automaker.

Experts also say recalls are an indication of lapses and that some people have failed to do their work well before pushing the vehicles out to unsuspecting buyers. They are also quick to add that recalls should lead to better practices and safer cars.

While auto dealerships in other countries have always extended recalls to affected car owners in their areas, it is rather curious that the same is hardly done in Nigeria.

Indeed, there were indications that some new vehicle dealers in the Nigeria were still selling vehicles fitted with the faulty airbags that could deploy improperly and put the lives of their occupants at risk during accidents.

Although the global vehicle recalls, which started in 2015 as a result of the faulty airbags produced by Takata, affected over a dozen auto brands, only Toyota Motor Corporation though its representative in Nigeria extended the recall campaign to the country and directed owners of the affected vehicles to bring them for repairs.

An automobile consultant, Dr. Oscar Odiboh, slammed some dealers of new vehicles in Nigeria who failed to extend recall campaigns to their customers, accusing them of placing profit over the safety of the people.

He said, “Twelve out of the 15 auto brands that have been recalled by their manufacturers in the past 30 years are established brands in Nigeria, but none extended past recall benefits to their local customers within the same period.

“This scenario worries independent stakeholders even as the controversy rages that Nigerian automobile companies obtain the recall replacement items from their manufacturers and simply sell the parts to unsuspecting after-sales customers.”

Odiboh also noted, “Before now, we did not know that there were defects in some of the vehicles we bought with our money, and when an accident happened and people died, we didn’t really know what the problem was; and we never thought that the cause of the accident was a mistake made by the maker of the car. This is exactly what we have come to understand with what is happening in the global automobile industry right now.

So what's your take on this? Follow nairalanders. Comments please.

We like to manage cars once there get here and attribute accident to extra terrestial forces

wrightangle83:
Dear nairalanders, i have been thinking of this for sometime now, Why are Nigerians not part of vehicles Recalls that occurs periodically due to manufacturing errors.

I did a little research and came up with these findings.

Before Nigeria returned to Democracy in May 1999. Only very few persons could actually purchase brand new vehicles. (a.k.a tear rubber)

What we use to have before then as bran new cars, are often purchased by then military Government, companies and banks for it's senior personals.

But since the return to civilian rule in 1999, more persons had opportunity via Democracy, economic boom, multinationals, agencies, oil and gas, contracts, and above all, CORRUPTION AND FRAUD SPRANG UP.
So much money exchanged hands and that prompted Nigerians to go for Brand New Cars also know as Tear Rubber cars.

But periodically Auto manufacturers and dealerships in Europe, America, Asia and other countries promptly extend recalls of defective cars to affected buyers around the world; the same cannot be said of Nigeria;

Vehicles are not cheap. Indeed, they are relatively one of the most expensive items of the world. Buyers therefore expect them to have high level of comfort and safety, among other qualities

Vehicle recall is not a novel thing in the auto world. It has become part of regular reports of every automaker’s operations. Recalls occur when certain technical faults are noticed in vehicles already sold out and are being used by people, which may have resulted or could result in (fatal) accidents. Manufacturers of such vehicles announce their recall to enable them to fix identified defects, which will be at no cost to the owners/users.

According to the latest edition of the ‘Nigeria Auto Journal’, the US News and World Report provides some of the biggest car recalls in history to include the Ford recall of 4.5 million pickups and sport utility vehicles in 2005, which was due to a problem affecting the cruise control. Affected vehicle owners were told to return their cars to the dealerships to have the cruise control disconnected and then reactivated. In 1981, General Motors recalled nearly six million vehicles over a problem with their suspension. It had also issued its biggest recall of 6.6 million vehicles in 1971 due to a defective throttle control. Toyota recalled about nine million of its vehicles in 2009 over pedal entrapment.

And what could be described as the ‘mother’ of all recalls happened last year when Takata Corporation of Japan, which manufactures 20 per cent of the car industry’s airbags, admitted that it had supplied faulty airbags that were fixed to about 53 million vehicles, most of which had been sold worldwide. This led to a massive recall of these vehicles. The affected car brands are Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, among others.

Although it is not something for the automakers to celebrate because of the perceived negative connotation, recall is said to be a mark of honesty and a show of responsibility on the part of the automaker.

Experts also say recalls are an indication of lapses and that some people have failed to do their work well before pushing the vehicles out to unsuspecting buyers. They are also quick to add that recalls should lead to better practices and safer cars.

While auto dealerships in other countries have always extended recalls to affected car owners in their areas, it is rather curious that the same is hardly done in Nigeria.

Indeed, there were indications that some new vehicle dealers in the Nigeria were still selling vehicles fitted with the faulty airbags that could deploy improperly and put the lives of their occupants at risk during accidents.

Although the global vehicle recalls, which started in 2015 as a result of the faulty airbags produced by Takata, affected over a dozen auto brands, only Toyota Motor Corporation though its representative in Nigeria extended the recall campaign to the country and directed owners of the affected vehicles to bring them for repairs.

An automobile consultant, Dr. Oscar Odiboh, slammed some dealers of new vehicles in Nigeria who failed to extend recall campaigns to their customers, accusing them of placing profit over the safety of the people.

He said, “Twelve out of the 15 auto brands that have been recalled by their manufacturers in the past 30 years are established brands in Nigeria, but none extended past recall benefits to their local customers within the same period.

“This scenario worries independent stakeholders even as the controversy rages that Nigerian automobile companies obtain the recall replacement items from their manufacturers and simply sell the parts to unsuspecting after-sales customers.”

Odiboh also noted, “Before now, we did not know that there were defects in some of the vehicles we bought with our money, and when an accident happened and people died, we didn’t really know what the problem was; and we never thought that the cause of the accident was a mistake made by the maker of the car. This is exactly what we have come to understand with what is happening in the global automobile industry right now.

So what's your take on this? Follow nairalanders. Comments please.

Is a pity, because of the level of corruption in the land, people no longer place value On human life's. How can Nigerian automobile companies obtain the recall replacement items from their manufacturers and simply sell the parts to unsuspecting after-sales customers.” instead to use it for it purpose. Risking the life's of the unaware vehicle buyers. THIS IS BLOOD MONEY.