NHTSA recall 14V010000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 14V010000 |
| Manufacturer's number | RA-03-0017 |
| Manufacturer | Aston Martin Lagonda of North America |
| Reported | 2014-01-16 |
| Owners notified | 2014-02-11 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Units potentially affected | 5001 |
| Report | Quarterly report 11, for 2016 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-10-25 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 5001 |
| Reported remedied | 4526 (90%) |
| Reported unreachable | 34 |
| Reported removed | 5 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 DB9 and V8 Vantage, 2009-2012 DBS, 2010-2012 Rapide, 2014 Rapide S, 2011-2012 V12 Vantage, 2011-2014 V8 Vantage S and 2012 Virage vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the accelerator pedal arm may break.
What can happen
If the accelerator pedal arm breaks, the engine will return to idle and the driver will be unable to maintain or increase engine speed, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assemblies. The recall began on February 11, 2014. Owners may contact Aston Martin customer service by calling 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's recall number is RA-03-0017. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 13V-228. Any vehicle that has been remedied under the previous recall needs to have the current remedy applied.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2008 ASTON MARTIN DB9 | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
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| 2009 ASTON MARTIN DB9 | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2010 ASTON MARTIN DB9 | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2011 ASTON MARTIN DB9 | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2012 ASTON MARTIN DB9 | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2013 ASTON MARTIN DB9 | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2014 ASTON MARTIN DB9 | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2009 ASTON MARTIN DBS | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-10-31. |
| 2010 ASTON MARTIN DBS | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-10-31. |
| 2011 ASTON MARTIN DBS | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-10-31. |
| 2012 ASTON MARTIN DBS | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-10-31. |
| 2010 ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE | Built 2010-02-01 to 2012-12-31. |
| 2011 ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE | Built 2010-02-01 to 2012-12-31. |
| 2012 ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE | Built 2010-02-01 to 2012-12-31. |
| 2014 ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE S | Built 2012-10-01 to 2013-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE COUPE | Built 2010-06-01 to 2013-10-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE COUPE | Built 2010-06-01 to 2013-10-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2008 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2009 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2010 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2011 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2012 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2013 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2014 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE | Built 2007-11-01 to 2013-12-31. |
| 2011 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2013 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2014 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 ASTON MARTIN VIRAGE | Built 2011-01-01 to 2012-08-30. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-03-0412V2 | 2017-07-31. Service bulletin. A new type of throttle pedal needs an additional support bracket. The support bracket is installed in Production on vehicles after the VINs given. Before you install a new-type throttle pedal on a vehicle before the VINs given, you must bond a support bracket to the body extrusion. If you install a new-type throttle pedal on an earlier vehicle, you must do the Workshop Procedure that follows also to install a support bracket. Amended to show new kit of parts needed. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.