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Auto Defects
Air bag recalls involve 1.3 million vehicles in U.S.
In one of the biggest auto-safety moves of the year, automakers on Thursday recalled more than 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S., part of 3 million worldwide for faulty air bags that could deploy and injure passengers.
The recall urges owners of certain older Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, General Motors and BMW vehicles to take their cars to dealerships. There, mechanics may need to replace faulty canisters that contain the propellant that activates air bags.
Phony Airbags: What To Do If You Have Them On Your Car
As we mentioned yesterday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued an alert to U.S. car owners, warning them that their car could be carrying counterfeit airbags.
Although NHTSA says that no deaths or injuries have been associated with the recently discovered glut of fake airbags, the devices have performed miserably in tests. In some cases, they’ve expelled metal shrapnel into vehicles, and in other cases, the bags haven’t deployed at all.
How can you be sure that your vehicle’s airbags are legit?
Counterfeit air bags could malfunction, explode, regulators warn
Federal safety regulators are warning that counterfeit air bags are being installed by auto repair shops that might not deploy in an accident or altern
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland re: Ford Recall Remedy
July 26, 2012 The Honorable David L. Strickland, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 1200 New…