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(61,899 posts) Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:30 PM Jul 2017

U.S. says 2.7 million additional Takata air bag inflators to be recalled

Source: Reuters

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that new testing is prompting Takata Corp (7312.T) to declare 2.7 million air bag inflators defective in Ford Motor Co (F.N), Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) and Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) vehicles.

Takata air bag inflators are already linked to 17 deaths and more than 180 injuries worldwide, and the recalls will eventually cover more than 100 million inflators. The auto safety agency said new testing is prompting the recall of some driver-side air bags built from 2015 through 2012.

Nissan said it will recall 627,000 Versa cars from 2007-2012 model years, including 515,000 in the United States "out of an abundance of caution." It will notify owners within 60 days with additional instructions.

Ford spokesman John Cangany said the issue covers about 2.2 million Ford vehicles, and the company has five days to respond to the Takata filing. The automaker is "aware of Takata’s submission, and we have been in regular contact with the agency on the issue. Importantly, we aren’t aware of any incidents, and test data doesn’t suggest any issues," he said.

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AUTOS | Tue Jul 11, 2017 | 1:49pm EDT
By David Shepardson | WASHINGTON

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-takata-recall-idUSKBN19W22H

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U.S. says 2.7 million additional Takata air bag inflators to be recalled (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2017 OP

We have those airbags in our 2009 car, and they still haven't been replaced. stopbush Jul 2017 #1

we went with option 3 -- sell the car at firesale price unblock Jul 2017 #2

Our car is an MB 300. To date, there have been no incidents with these cars. stopbush Jul 2017 #3

mb ml350. northeast. unblock Jul 2017 #4

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

1. We have those airbags in our 2009 car, and they still haven't been replaced.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:34 PM

Jul 2017

All we hear from the company is that they can't make the replacements fast enough to meet the demand. So in the meanwhile, the solution is 1. Don't drive the car, or 2. Drive the car and accept that you might get killed.

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2. we went with option 3 -- sell the car at firesale price

Reply to stopbush (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:41 PM

Jul 2017

we traded it in, but the "market" price for such cars is terrible because dealers can't sell these cars, so they go at a deep discount to people willing to store them until a fix is available, speculating on what the car will fetch a year or three from now or whenever they get around to fixing them.

really pissed that all 3 options are that effectively the innocent victims of this (the car buyer) has to pay the price. the dealer that sold us the car, took the trade-in, and sold us our new (replacement) car not only refused to take a hit but of course profited from the extra business as we traded it in years ahead of where we would have otherwise.

but we needed a drivable car that won't kill us so what can ya do....

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

3. Our car is an MB 300. To date, there have been no incidents with these cars.

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:46 PM

Jul 2017

At least that's what they tell us.

Also, we live in relatively dry SoCal, and we're told the problem seems limited to areas that get a lot of rainfall and that have high humidity.

Sounds good...probably a lie.

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4. mb ml350. northeast.

Reply to stopbush (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:51 PM

Jul 2017

yeah, the likelihood is rare, and we held out for about half a year after the first notice, but we couldn't ignore it any longer.

that was supposed to be the "safe" family car while i commuted in the 15 year-old sentra lol!

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