Proton has stated that its Accord-based Perdana, previously produced for Government usage, is not affected by the ongoing Takata airbag recall in the country.
The previous Perdana was a rebadged version of the eighth-generation Accord. However, production of said Perdana only started towards the end of 2013. The recall programme issued by Honda Malaysia lists the 2003-2011 model year Accord as being affected, and thus, is not applicable to the previous Perdana.
The same can be said of the current 2016 Perdana, which was recently launched not too long ago. According to Proton, the national carmaker has conducted all the necessary crash testing to ensure that there are no issues with the vehicle’s airbags.
We would like to remind all vehicles owners to please check if your vehicle is among those affected by the Takata airbag recall. We’ve prepared a post for you to find out all you need to know about recall programmes issued by carmakers here.
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Because inside might not have air bags… LOLz
Jusco plastic bags inside
Meanwhile jepunis takata airbags ady killed instead of saving pipu
Takata… Bla, bla, bla
Proton…Bla…Bla…Bla
Most boring syok sendiri, no proton word there!
OMG you tarak baca ka title?
Proton airbag is the best in the world!
Proton use TAK ADA airbag
Where can Proton do the necessary crash testing? They don’t even have money to pay their staff. Crash testing cost a lot of money. Proton is bleeding RM4 million per day.
Last month they only sold about 4000 cars. According to Proton CEO, they only make RM500 per car sold. So, with just about RM2 million in revenue, how to pay 12,000 workers?
I doubt Proton has done the necessary crash tests. Main tembak only and bluff the rakyat. They don’t even have money to pay their own staff also, they want to conduct expensive tests.
Came out of cave, never heard of MIROS before. Ok lah, I can forgip him for this.
But MIROS is like MAS…all tidur there. Remember MAS? the Union boss and Perkasa said it is their right to sleep during work hours.
If tidur how did they managed to get those nice pictures of cars crashing to barrier?
Yup heard prestige before and this is it.
Who cares abt this white elephant now
You still care to stop and give comment
Lolz! Oh, the irony!
How about the other model range manufactured in the year of 2006 – 2009 ?
U mean the previous 8th gen accord or the mitsu based Perdana?
The other day,like Kunci Kunta…I peeked into a Protong showroom…..oh no…the Hondana is ABSENT.
Politely,I asked why there is no display unit.
Salesman said” Bang…ada sikit production hiccup…….keta akan sampai lepas Raya.”
Oh no…..despite the pomp and VVIP launching it….P1 has some nagging issues,QC …I reckon.
P1 has lots of plans after the rm 2.75 B Bailout and Buyout…..but VERY POOR EXECUTION.
P1 do not have Takata related problems,but seems to be stuck,unlike Honda and Toyota which has thousands of Takata airbag recalls BUT still make Billions of Dollars.
Err, there’s a 2016 Perdana ready for test drive at my local showroom. And it’s just a small town.
But then, a national D-segmenter isn’t supposed to be volume pusher anyway.
why no recall? because the car actualy no airbag =D
Another moronic comment
Now Semi Value’s comment has some value :)
It is called stupid value
As usual a simple FYI article like this generate pointless hate messages by holier-than-thou-ness p1 hating keyboard warriors
So my question is does this Accord based Perdana use Takata airbags? Anyone can confirm? If yes then why is it not part of the recall? If no then do they use Autoliv like the rest of the Proton cars?
You will have to test it out yourself to know the truth
You have read the article ha?
The article did not say whether it is Takata or not. Rahsia Proton?
Urgent notice: CNN reported that in the US drivers are advised to stop driving cars affected by the Takata airbag recall. But in Malaysia the car companies relax only and say: wait, no stock of replacement airbags??!! Disgusting attitude.
“According to Proton, the national carmaker has conducted all the necessary crash testing to ensure that there are no issues with the vehicle’s airbags.”
Liars. When did they conducted the crash testing? There’s no result for Proton Perdana mentioned in Asean NCAP.
Their staff already knocked some of the Pondana while shipping from Honda Pegoh plant to the trailer. The airbag deploy, and no shrapnel exploded when the airbag deployed. So it is in their belief it is tested and prove ok.
it’s because the inflators are still brand new, the chemical composition is not affected by the humid & heat build up.
notice USA they only recall airbags in car models that are of certain age? you hardly hear them recall new cars back in 2010. but year 2016, you start hearing them recalling cars made in 2010, why? because those inflators are now defects after 6 years exposed to humid & heat.
what Honda USA does, is recall those now defect inflators, replace them with either same new stock defective inflators, or same new stock defective inflators with desiccant that can last longer than non-dessicated inflators.
and in USA they are allowed to continue to use non-dessicated inflators until end of 2018.
Many ministers are using it, if it is affected…
if everything remains same as previous Honda Accord, it’s possible they used the new Dessicated Inflators instead of the non-Dessicated ones, however this will only prolong the stability of the inflators, once the Dessicant is full, the chemical mixture will start to become unstable and will require replacement just like current recalled Honda airbag inflators.
It’s not a permanent solution and one day the Perdana Airbag will need to be recalled.
We are assuming Perdana is also using Takata unlike other Proton models, since if Perdana aren’t using Takata, Proton would have said so to keep buyers a peace of mind.
Proton AB supplier is Autoliv.
Done mine.City 2008.
Total cost rm830.
FOC.
2 Manhour.