Ford expands Takata driver-side air bag recall in U.S.

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    Ford Motor Co on Thursday expanded the recall of older-model Mustang cars that have driver-side Takata air bags with inflators, to include about 502,500 vehicles.

    Ford was one of five automakers asked by U.S. regulator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last month to expand a recall of vehicles with possibly defective driver-side Takata Corp air bags beyond a limited area with high humidity.

    Takata has said that extended exposure to high humidity could cause the inflators to malfunction, causing metal shrapnel to be launched at vehicle occupants when these air bags inflate.

    Read more http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/18/us-autos-takata-ford-motor-idUSKBN0JW1RH20141218
     

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