Safety agency to push for national air bag recall
Source: AP-Excite
By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN
DETROIT (AP) — The federal government is demanding that the auto industry recall millions of additional cars equipped with faulty air bags that can injure — and even kill — a driver.
The action Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers driver's side air bags equipped with inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan. The inflators can erupt and send metal fragments into the passenger compartment.
Previously, cars with the inflators had been recalled only in regions with high humidity such as Gulf Coast states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Takata has said that prolonged exposure to moisture can cause the air bag propellant to burn faster than designed, causing the problem.
Up until now, about 8 million cars in the U.S. with Takata inflators have been recalled for problems with either the driver or passenger side air bag, or both. Another 4 million have been recalled outside the U.S. At least five deaths worldwide have been linked to the problem.
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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, file photo, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Acting Administrator David Friedman speaks in Washington. On the Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. the federal government demanded that the auto industry recall millions of additional cars equipped with faulty air bags that can injure {2014} and even kill {2014} a driver. Friedman said that if Takata and the automakers don't agree to the recall quickly, the safety agency will use its legal powers to make sure the inflators are recalled. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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