Takata Airbag Recall Doubles: At 34 Million Cars, Now Largest In History - The Car Connection
Following an order from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the airbag manufacturer Takata has agreed to expand its recall of airbag inflators—effectively doubling the scope of a recall pertaining to potentially injurious... That’s more than 16 million passenger-side airbag inflators, plus more than 17 million driver-side inflators. It’s now not only the largest automotive recall ever, but one of the largest-ever consumer-product recalls in history—greater in number, as the The Wall Street Journal points out, than the 31 million bottles of Tylenol capsules recalled in the... Earlier reports blamed the propellent as a possible cause, while other reports earlier suggested that the inflators themselves had been damaged during storage or transit. Parts and repairs: A long, complicated road ahead. One of the biggest issues pertaining to the recall—more so than keeping dealership service departments busy—is getting new parts for the repairs. A federal statement said that it’s expected that vehicles will be prioritized for repairs based on relative risk—which corresponds to the age of the vehicle and whether it’s been in a high-moisture climate. Source: www.thecarconnection.com
