Rolls-Royce recalls one car over airbags

Carmaker, a division of BMW has announced it was recalling a single Ghost, made in 2014, costing £231,730, in order to repair airbags.

"Rolls BMW of North America is recalling one model year 2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost manufactured on January 23, 2014," it said in a letter issued by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ''The affected vehicle has thorax air bags fitted to both front seats that may fail to meet the side impact performance requirements for the front seat occupants. As such, this vehicle may fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, 'Side Impact Protection'."

A Rolls-Royce dealer "will replace the driver-side and passenger-side thorax air bag modules, free of charge", the letter adds - It's probably the least they can do, seeing as the car costs £231,730.

According to the Financial Times, which first reported the story, the affected car had left its factory in Goodwood, East Sussex, in January 2014 but its North American owner had not yet taken delivery.

The issue “was due to the incorrect labelling on one of the airbags”, a Rolls spokesman told the FT.

Rolls, which sold 4,000 cars last year, officially unveiled the Ghost in 2009. The 2014 model boasts a 6.6-litre twin-turbo V12, eight-speed automatic gearbox and can reach 62mph in just 4.9 seconds.

The entry-level car has an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph, which is probably why you need airbags that work...

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