Racing against time, automakers now taking drastic action to find and fix 6 million vehicles with potentially deadly airbags
“Every one of them could be a threat,” said Michael Brooks, executive director at the Center for Auto Safety. “The longer these airbags are on the road, the higher the risk of inflator rupture even in a minor crash. These are repairs that either have to take place or we’re very, very likely to see injuries or deaths occur.”
By Bob Segall
June 11, 2024
Ten years after government regulators announced a massive, nationwide recall involving defective airbags, more than six million of the potentially deadly airbags are still on the road.
“As time passes, they are getting more and more risky, and that’s why it’s very critical they get fixed very quickly,” said National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief of recall management Alex Ansley. “You shouldn’t even be operating one of these vehicles at this point if it still has a recalled Takata airbag.”
According to safety advocates and government regulators, the millions of defective airbags pose a safety threat to motorists that is equivalent to a “ticking timebomb.” For that reason, automakers are now taking drastic action in Indianapolis and around the nation to find and fix the recalled airbags before they lead to more serious injuries and deaths.
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