DETROIT—The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators by ordering the company to answer questions under oath and threatening fines if it doesn’t respond. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) argues that the recall is justified because two people have been killed in…
US Turns Up Pressure on Air Bag Inflator Company That Refuses a Recall Despite Deaths, Injuries
Tennessee Company Refuses US Request to Recall 67 Million Potentially Dangerous Air Bag Inflators
DETROIT—A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in the United States because they could…
3rd Air Bag Death Confirmed, Owners Urged to Get Repairs
DETROIT—Stellantis and U.S. safety regulators have confirmed that an exploding Takata air bag inflator has killed another driver. The company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reiterated warnings to owners of 274,000 older Dodge and Chrysler vehicles to stop driving them until faulty inflators are replaced. Stellantis announced two deaths in November caused by…
South Carolina Driver Killed by Exploding Air Bag Inflator
DETROIT—A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. Honda said Wednesday that a faulty driver’s air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The company wouldn’t give details of the Jan. 9 crash near Charlotte,…
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