Category: air bag recalls

GM Recall: Side Air Bags Can Explode in Chevy, GMC Pickups

DETROIT—General Motors is recalling more than 400,000 pickup trucks in the United States because the side air bags can explode without warning and spew parts into the cabin. The recall covers certain 2015 and 2016 Chevrolet and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks. Documents posted Friday by U.S. safety regulators say the air bag…


US Agency Orders Ford to Recall 3 Million Vehicles Over Air Bags

WASHINGTON—The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Tuesday it would require Ford to recall 3 million vehicles with potentially defective Takata air bags, rejecting a bid by the second-largest U.S. automaker to avoid calling them back. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was denying petitions filed by Ford and Mazda in which…