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Tue Jun 24, 2014, 08:16 AM Jun 2014

Automakers to recall air bags in humid parts of US

http://www.adn.com/2014/06/22/3529597/honda-mazda-nissan-issue-recall.html?sp=/99/171/



FILE - In this April 21, 2005 file photo, a model poses by a Honda's CR-V at Auto Shanghai 2005 exhibition in Shanghai, China. Honda, Mazda and Nissan are recalling millions of vehicles globally for defective airbags manufactured by supplier Takata Corp. that could possibly explode. No accidents have been reported related to recalls Monday, June 23, 2014. Honda Motor Co. recalled 2.03 million vehicles for the airbag problem, including 1.02 million in North America and nearly 669,000 in Japan. The models recalled at Honda include the Fit, Element and CR-V, manufactured between 2000 and 2005.

Automakers to recall air bags in humid parts of US
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Auto Writer
June 22, 2014 Updated 15 minutes ago

DETROIT — Faulty air bags — which have already led to the recall of millions of cars worldwide — are being blamed for a new round of recalls in the U.S.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government's auto safety agency, said Monday that BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota will recall cars sold in places where hot, humid weather can potentially affect the air bags.

The older-model cars have air bag inflators that can rupture. If that happens, the air bags might not work properly in a crash, and shards from the broken system could fly out and cause injury.

They all have air bag systems made by Takata Corp., a Tokyo-based supplier of seat belts, air bags, steering wheels and other auto parts.
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