I thought there was a warranty recall on the rubber coming away from the earlier (MY10/11) key fobs but a search only shows an owner repair/replacement thread or two.

Is there a warranty recall or was it something I imagined!

Probably something that would have been covered when the car was still under warranty, might even have had it's own technical bulletin. But not an actual recall, like say the brake hose issue.

Recall = where the manufacturer has been ordered to fix something at their expense on safety grounds (sometimes they'll do it themselves pre-emptively.

TSB = Where the manufacturer identifies an non-safety critical issue, normally because lots of people have made warranty claims for it, so they issue a Technical Service Bulletin to their dealers, advising them on how to rectify the issue. If the car is out of warranty it's normally a chargeable repair. Sometimes the manufacturer might even offer an updated part to stop the fault re-occurring.

Key replacement covers from MD's are around £16 or £17 so not really worth the hassle of pursuing my friend... Drop Dan * Duckworths a PM for a forum price

Takes literally 5 mins to change

thanks gents.