WASHINGTON, May 19, 2015.- The Japanese component manufacturer Takata calling revision accepted more than 34 million vehicles in the United States, recognizing that installed the airbags are defective and can cause serious injury.
The Department of Transportation of the United States and the National Administration for Highway Safety (NHTSA) said today during a press conference in Washington that Takata has recognized the problems and has agreed to perform most recall of automotive history.
The Secretary of Transportation of the United States, Anthony Foxx said in a statement that “today is a great step forward for the safety of the public”.
The extension of the review called for in the United States affects about 16 million vehicles for defects in the front passenger airbag, and more than 17 million vehicles in the driver’s air bag.
The cars affected are BMW, Chrysler, Daimler Trucks, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota brands.
For months, the department heads and Foxx NHTSA Takata have been pushing for that would broaden the call for review, but US officials had met with stubborn resistance from the Japanese manufacturer.
Takata has recognized that airbags produced in a plant that has in Mexico have defective inflators, under conditions of high humidity and temperature, can explode when activated, causing serious injury to occupants of the car.
The problem is concentrated in the gas used as the propellant which may degrade over time.
NHTSA said today that the defect has caused “ruptures that have been responsible for six deaths worldwide.”
The company has called for review million vehicles in areas of the US with high humidity and temperature, mainly in the south, but until now had refused to extend the recall to consider the systems of air bags were safe in colder climates.
“Takata has agreed to a call national review of certain types of airbag inflators driver’s side and front passenger,” said Department of Transportation.
Foxx also announced that NHTSA had issued a “consent order” to Takata, forcing the Japanese manufacturer to “cooperate in all future regulatory actions that NHTSA undertake research up” of the company.
Meanwhile, Takata has started “the legal process to organize and prioritize replacing defective inlfadores”
“From the beginning, our goal has been simple:. a safe airbag in each vehicle. The steps we are taking today represent significant progress toward that goal, “he said NHTSA director, Mark Rosekind.
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