Recall Of The Day: Sorry, It Was A Misprint
China’s quality regulator has ordered the recall of 875 imported C30 vehicles. What’s wrong with the car? Nothing.
The owner’s manual of the C30 model, produced by Volvo between November 9, 2009 and February 5, 2010 has an error, reports Gasgoo. This inexcusable lapse of quality control causes “the driver to be unaware of the operating function of the sunroof as well as some safety precautions.” Owners will receive a new manual for free. The unsold 2010 C30 vehicles will have their owner’s manuals swapped at the dealers.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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But you've still got a C30 so not really
Recalls usually happen for two broad reasons: 1) safety (leading to death, or property damage), 2) compliance (you f/u the environment with out of calibration engines, or wrong manuals or labelling ((which, combined with ignorant misuse, can lead to a case-1 scenario))).
OPERATION OF SUNNY TOP: SUNNY TOP OPERATE BY FORWARD BUTTON UNDER. UNDER BUTTON, PRESS HIM VIGOROUSLY TO PULL AIR SUNNY TOP. USER CAREFUL TO NEVER OPERATE BY FORWARD OR SAFETY HAPPENS. PLEASE CAREFUL TO CLOSE SUNNY TOP WHEN CLOUD MAY WATER CAR.
PeriSoft, you forgot "HAVE A HAPPY EVERYDAY!" Last week I found Shanghai misprinted on an Expo sign, but I'm still searching for a misprint of China itself.