McLaren's Artura has just started deliveries but it has already suffered a recall.
has already been recalled for potentially loose nuts that could cause a fuel leak, although the problem only affects a small number of cars in the U.S.
High pressure fuel pipes on the recalled vehicles are equipped with cold formed nuts with rolled threads, which can loosen from the connection with the fuel pump and as a result cause a fuel leak, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration . The joint where nuts could loosen is situated close to engine components, which get hot and could thus form an ignition source, the report noted.
The issue is due to the type of nut used, according to McLaren. The cold formed nut with rolled threads used on the affected vehicles may have a coefficient of friction too low to ensure a reliable connection, which is a result of the manufacturing process of the affected nuts, according to the automaker. Some cars were equipped with fully machined nuts, and are not affected by the recall.
The plug-in hybrid Artura was first shown in 2021, though customer deliveries only started in the middle of this year. McLaren earlier this month confirmed that it
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