According to foreign media reports, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently stated that it still believes that the airbag inflators used in 49 million U.S. cars produced by 13 automakers pose serious safety hazards and is considering a recall.
After eight years of investigation by the U.S. government, this issue has caused one death and seven injuries in the United States.
If the recall goes ahead, it will be the second largest recall in U.S. history.
, At a hearing held in October last year, NHTSA argued that inflators produced by two airbag manufacturers might rupture, causing metal fragments to splash, and should therefore be recalled.
After several car companies raised objections in December last year, the agency did not immediately make a final decision.
Photo source: NHTSA, a few days ago, NHTSA said it would reiterate and update the preliminary decision first issued in September last year, and give automakers another 30 days to respond before formally requesting a recall.
, “Common sense requires us to acknowledge that metal fragments may cause casualties and pose an unreasonable risk to safety,” NHTSA said.
Major car companies, including General Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen, and two airbag manufacturers, said in December that they opposed NHTSA’s pursuit of recalls.
GM said recently: “There is currently no evidence that additional recalls are necessary in addition to existing recalled vehicles.
” General Motors recalled 1 million airbag inflators in May 2023 after the rupture of the device caused facial injuries to a driver.
The company said in December last year that the recall would affect “as much as 15 percent” of the more than 300 million vehicles registered in the United States.
Stellantis said it was reviewing NHTSA’s decision.
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