Officials are requesting ARC Automotive recall more than 67 million airbag inflators that could rupture, sending metal shrapnel into the passenger compartment
Ford Ranger Takata airbag replacements may have been installed upside down, posing a risk of airbag failure in the event of an accident
BMW owners are being instructed not to use their vehicles until the recalled airbags have been replaced.
Officials are reinforcing a Chrysler Do Not Drive warning after several passengers were killed by rupturing airbags in 2022.
The airbag inflator ruptures put vehicle occupants at risk of injury or death from deadly shrapnel.
Years after millions of Takata airbags were recalled, NHTSA reports at least four new deaths in 2022, which resulted from faulty inflators causing airbag explosions
Ford has received at least 16 reports of engine fires linked to the recalled vehicles, and thousands more may have airbags that do not deploy properly.
Kia has received nearly 1,000 warranty claims involving reports of airbags failing to deploy involving the affected vehicles.
Water draining from the air conditioning system could cause accidental deployments
More than 450,000 Volvo sedans contain defective airbags, which may rupture and explode, sending sharp metal or plastic shrapnel toward vehicle occupants.
