![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/us-forces-recall-of-52million-airbags-that-could-shoot-shrapnel-after-two-drivers-killed/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2_AP19051598448257.jpg&description=The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it would seek a court-ordered recall of 52 million airbags that are considered 'defective' and have killed two drivers and injured several more since 2009 by exploding and hurling shrapnel The US announced a rare move against a defiant Tenessee company that has so far refused to launch a recall of a "defective" airbag that was found to be the cause of at least two deaths and seven people injured since 2009. The recall would include nearly 52million airbags made by ARC Automotive Inc., that are under license by another company. It would cover a large portion of the 284million vehicles now on US roads, but the percentage is difficult to determine. Some have ARC inflators for both the driver and front passenger. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration scheduled a public hearing for October 5, a required step before deciding to seek a court-ordered recall. 'Air bag inflators that project metal fragments into vehicle occupants, rather than properly inflating the attached air bag, create an unreasonable risk of death and injury,' Stephen Ridella, director of NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, wrote in a letter to ARC. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US ARC responded that it no defect exists in the inflators and that any problems are related to isolated manufacturing issues. The company maintains that no safety defect exists, that NHTSA's demand is based on a hypothesis rather than technical conclusions, and that the agency has no authority to order a parts manufacturer to announce recalls. The next step in the process is for NHTSA to schedule a public hearing. It could then take the company to court to force a recall. 'We disagree with NHTSA's new sweeping request when extensive field testing has found no inherent defect,' ARC said in a statement. 'These air bag inflators may rupture when the vehicle's air bag is commanded to deploy, causi){kind=link}
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it would seek a court-ordered recall of 52 million airbags that are considered ‘defective’ and have killed two drivers and injured several more since 2009 by exploding and hurling shrapnel
The US announced a rare move against a defiant Tenessee company that has so far refused to launch a recall of a “defective” airbag that was found to be the cause of at least two deaths and seven people injured since 2009.
The recall would include nearly 52million airbags made by ARC Automotive Inc., that are under license by another company. It would cover a large portion of the 284million vehicles now on US roads, but the percentage is difficult to determine. Some have ARC inflators for both the driver and front passenger.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration scheduled a public hearing for October 5, a required step before deciding to seek a court-ordered recall. “Air bag inflators that project metal fragments into vehicle occupants, rather than properly inflating the attached air bag, create an unreasonable risk of death and injury,” Stephen Ridella, director of NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation, wrote in a letter to ARC.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US