7/13/17
by News Department on 07/13/17Airbag Recall...
Takata has added millions more airbags to the biggest automotive recall in U.S. history.
According to a notice posted on the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) website, the Japanese firm is recalling an additional 2.7 million airbags.
The new recall will apply to vehicles produced by Ford, Mazda and Nissan. Takata said new testing revealed that a chemical drying agent used in the airbag inflators could cause driver side airbags to rupture.
The company’s faulty inflators, which can blast shrapnel into drivers and passengers, have resulted in the recall of tens of millions of vehicles and been linked to more than a dozen deaths worldwide.
The latest recall affects Takata airbags produced from 2005 to 2012. The company filed for bankruptcy last month.
