U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials on Thursday told a public hearing the government should require the recall of 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto suppliers ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive because they may rupture and send metal fragments flying.
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Arc Automotive Can’t Say for Sure If More Air Inflators Won’t Explode
A company that makes air-bag inflators that have exploded in eight incidents involving two deaths and seven injuries argued Tuesday that it can’t say for sure whether its inflators might cause further such incidents.
Dozens of Car Models Tied to Potentially Explosive Air-Bag Part: WSJ
Regulators have demanded recall of 67 million inflators, with Chevrolet, Ford, VW and Hyundai among 15 brands that could be affected.
Tennessee Company Refuses Request to Recall 67M Air Bags
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel.