Last month, Takata announced they would recall another 35 million to 40 million air bag inflators, more than doubling the previous number of recalls.
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Eventually the defective airbags will have to be recalled years from now.
Nelson’s report identified several vehicles with the non-dessicated inflators Mitsubishi 2016 and 2017 i-MiEVs, 2016 Volkswagen CCs, 2016 Audi TTs and 2017 Audi R8s.
The report said the automakers confirmed they are continuing to sell some vehicles with ammonium-nitrate inflators without a drying agent. “These cars shouldn’t be sold until they’re fixed”. GM isn’t the only automaker to issue this recall; it joined four other automakers that issued recalls today.
Vu is described by her attorney as the first local victim to come forward inwhat has grown into the largest automotive recall in the country’s history, impacting an estimated one in four vehicles.
Specifically, ministry officials are concentrating on the owners of three Honda Motor Co. vehicle models sold in either the United States or Canada and shipped to Japan.
While Toyota and Fiat Chrysler declined to name the new models that contained the inflators, the former told investigators that it expected to produce about 175,000 cars for the US them through July 2017.
Based on the latest documents submitted to the NHTSA, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is recalling 1.9 million vehicles and Volkswagen AG (ETR:VOW3) is recalling 217,000 vehicles.
According to Nelson, ruptures of these airbags are responsible for more than 100 injuries in the USA and at least 13 deaths worldwide.
According to the report, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Mitsubishi, and Volkswagen are selling some new cars with potentially defective airbag inflators.
U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., were critical of the automakers in a joint statement and called on manufacturers to publibly state which makes, models and years of vehicles contain Takata airbags containing ammonium nitrate. Toyota said it’s phasing out those inflators, but a spokesman didn’t know by what date. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that more than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles are being recalled for faulty air bags that may inflate while the auto is running.
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The report says recall completion rates remain low. Also, Ford then added 3,500 GTs from the 2005 and 2006 model years to its passenger-side inflator recall.
