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Toyota, Chrysler and Honda are recalling about 2.1 million vehicles with airbags that might suddenly deploy even when the vehicle is not in a crash after earlier recalls did not sufficiently address the problem. Federal regulators said replacement parts might not be fully available until the end of the year.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday that it knew of three injuries but no deaths from unexpected airbag deployments. About one million of the models are also covered by recalls for defective inflaters made by the airbag manufacturer Takata that can deploy with too much force and send pieces of metal into the interior of the vehicle.
The problem in this recall is an electronic component made by the American supplier TRW Automotive. The fix under the previous recalls involved installing an electronic filter to try and protect the component. Mark Rosekind, the N.H.T.S.A. administrator, said the automakers would now replace it entirely.
Read more http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/b...irbags-are-recalled-for-second-time.html?_r=0
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday that it knew of three injuries but no deaths from unexpected airbag deployments. About one million of the models are also covered by recalls for defective inflaters made by the airbag manufacturer Takata that can deploy with too much force and send pieces of metal into the interior of the vehicle.
The problem in this recall is an electronic component made by the American supplier TRW Automotive. The fix under the previous recalls involved installing an electronic filter to try and protect the component. Mark Rosekind, the N.H.T.S.A. administrator, said the automakers would now replace it entirely.
Read more http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/b...irbags-are-recalled-for-second-time.html?_r=0