Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By TOM KRISHER

DETROIT (AP) — Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel.

The recall is the last one the bankrupt company agreed to in a 2015 settlement with the U.S. safety regulators. It could bring to a close the largest series of automotive recalls in U.S. history.

The 10 million inflators are part of the approximately 70 million in the U.S. that Takata was to recall as part of the agreement with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Vehicles made by Audi, BMW, Honda, Daimler Vans, Fiat Chrysler, Ferrari, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota and Volkswagen are affected.



FILE - This June 25, 2017 file, photo shows TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. The recall is the last one the bankrupt company agreed to in a 2015 settlement with U.S. safety regulators. It could bring to a close the largest series of recalls in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)


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[Heartstrings]

1. Had my Subaru Outback Takata airbag replaced last September.

It took 6 months for the Subaru dealership to get replacement parts and only the passenger airbag was affected apparently. Dealership gave me a free loaner car for the inconvenience.

[C Moon]

2. We've had two recalls for the same airbag on the same vehicle. I hope this doesn't mean another!

[Hekate]

3. I'm beginning to wonder if I'd be safer without them in my 12 yo Honda sedan

We've had 2 replacements (driver side and then passenger side) but with all these waves of other recalls it just makes me very uneasy.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. You don't like driving, knowing there's a bomb in the steering wheel?

I think that, in a crash, a few burns and cuts from an airbag is probably better than the injuries that could happen without one.

It is a bit nerve-wracking, if you think about them sitting there, armed, waiting for a trigger signal ...

I wonder if the trigger mechanism can be hacked? Hmmm