Daimler Recalls 40061 Sprinter Vans for Defective Air Bag Inflators ... - Transport Topics Online
Daimler AG made 40,061 vans from 2005 to 2008 with air bags that must be replaced, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The affected vehicles, the 2007-2008 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and the 2007-2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 and 3500, were manufactured from July 1, 2005, to July 31, 2008, and “are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be... Daimler Vans USA will notify Freightliner owners and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will alert customers who bought the Dodge model, according to NHTSA. NHTSA also confirmed a seventh highway death tied to faulty air bags. , which produced the air-bag inflator that ruptured and injured the woman, agreed on May 19 to expand its recall effort to cover about 34 million units — the largest product-safety recall ever in the United States. Source: ttnews.com
