I know this isn't a VW issue, but there are some pretty knowledgable people on here.
My Motorhome is based on the Fiat Ducato and it's recently developed an air-bag fault, which I now know is very common and due to my engine battery going flat. (it actually came to the end of it's life after 6 years)
Anyway, we've had it checked out and it's a passenger air-bag ECU/module that bolts to the floor. I've removed this and sent it to a company called Crashdata, who specialise in fixing ECU's and they've reported back that it's beyond repair. They also reported that these ECU's are in a worldwide shortage due to this being such a common Fiat/Peugeot issue.
My main problem is the MOT was due and now I cannot get it MOT'd meaning I have a £70k box on wheels sat indefinitely in my storage site. I've spoke to several dealer friends of mine and they too are waiting on several of these ECU's for their own customers, one of them has been off the road for 18 months, with no ETA on the part in sight.
Can anyone think of any way around this? I've tried all the obvious routes, like sourcing a used one to have coded into my Motorhome, but there are literally none for sale anywhere.
Oh and yes I've thought about ways to hide the Red error light, but it also bleeps constantly and reads a message across my clocks saying air-bag fault, so not easy to hide.
A day of phone calls and emails and I'm running out of options. As per all manufactures these days, Fiat won't speak to the public, and I've not had any response from emails as yet.
My Motorhome is based on the Fiat Ducato and it's recently developed an air-bag fault, which I now know is very common and due to my engine battery going flat. (it actually came to the end of it's life after 6 years)
Anyway, we've had it checked out and it's a passenger air-bag ECU/module that bolts to the floor. I've removed this and sent it to a company called Crashdata, who specialise in fixing ECU's and they've reported back that it's beyond repair. They also reported that these ECU's are in a worldwide shortage due to this being such a common Fiat/Peugeot issue.
My main problem is the MOT was due and now I cannot get it MOT'd meaning I have a £70k box on wheels sat indefinitely in my storage site. I've spoke to several dealer friends of mine and they too are waiting on several of these ECU's for their own customers, one of them has been off the road for 18 months, with no ETA on the part in sight.
Can anyone think of any way around this? I've tried all the obvious routes, like sourcing a used one to have coded into my Motorhome, but there are literally none for sale anywhere.
Oh and yes I've thought about ways to hide the Red error light, but it also bleeps constantly and reads a message across my clocks saying air-bag fault, so not easy to hide.
A day of phone calls and emails and I'm running out of options. As per all manufactures these days, Fiat won't speak to the public, and I've not had any response from emails as yet.
