Takata Expands Recall Again, Citing New Airbag Hazard
The company told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday
that a subset of its airbag inflaters — ones that rely on calcium sulfate to keep them dry — can, like other versions, rupture while deploying the bags, hurling metal shards into vehicles.
“This recall now raises serious questions about the threat posed by all of Takata’s ammonium-nitrate-based
airbags,” Senator Bill Nelson, Democrat of Florida, said in a statement.
The recall adds to an effort that was previously expected to cover 70 million Takata airbag inflaters in 42 million vehicles.
By MICAH MAIDENBERGJULY 11, 2017
Takata has added an additional 2.7 million airbags to the nation’s largest automobile industry recall after a new hazard was detected in testing.
