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Health & Safety Legislation
Portland Pricing provides a range of online toolkits designed to monitor and reduce fuel spend. General manager Mike Johnson offers its predictions of fuel price movements as of late July 2022
Fuel PricingPotential fuel ingress into a piezo-electric actuator unit within the fuel injectors. Remedy: Replace the injector/s with a countermeasure part. Number affected: 285. Manufacturer reference: PY2C0. Vehicle IDS not given.
RecallsThere is a possibility that the rear brake caliper was incorrectly assembled during manufacturing. Remedy: Inspect and if necessary replace the rear brake caliper. Number affected: 47. Manufacturer reference: XFB30 - CI22-027. Vehicle IDs: YARVBYHRMGZ218733 to YARVFEHTMGZ219097.
RecallsThe drivers’ airbag may not correctly deploy if activated. Remedy: replace the drivers air bag assembly. Number affected: 4469. Manufacturer’s reference: SRX2201. Vehicle IDs: WDF63960113435297 to WDF63971323376543.
RecallsA High Voltage Harness connector might not be to the correct specification. Remedy: Check the connector and if required replace the harness. Number affected: 11. Manufacturer reference: 6467. Vehicle IDs: *********NZ030540 to *********NZ037914.
RecallsVehicles may have been fitted with the front crossmember incorrectly tightened. Remedy: Check and tighten the bolts on the front crossmember to the prescribed torque. Replacement of the steering rack if necessary. Number affected: 2. Manufacturer reference: 6491. Vehicle IDs: *********NZ021329 to *********NZ022388.
RecallsOn certain vehicles the gear recognition sensor could under certain circumstances while shifting to the reverse gear underrun a certain limit parameter and therefore transmit incorrect particular sensor signals. Remedy: Replace the gear recognition sensor of the affected vehicles. In individual cases it may also be necessary to replace the transmission. Number affected: 1835. Manufacturer reference: SRV2214. Vehicle IDs: W1V44760123688927 to WDF44770323683813.
RecallsOn the affected vehicles equipped with a manual handbrake the efficiency of the handbrake and service brake may be compromised. Remedy: Check the rear brake caliper references and replace as necessary. Number affected: 49. Manufacturer reference: E222212600/KAT (22-C-134). Vehicle IDs: VXEVBYHRMM7866963 to VXEVFEHTMNZ009405.
Recalls
I was interested to see TE’s sister title, Operations Engineer, profiling the career of Society member and former REME warrant officer Eddie McLellan a couple of months ago (www.is.gd/ilobot).
Apprenticeships
That is one conclusion that might be drawn from Ford’s surprise decision to axe Fiesta Van from its line-up earlier this year. But Steve Banner finds that the move goes against other market developments for the smallest commercial vehicles available in the UK
Electric Vehicles
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Light Commercial Vehicles