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Recall Spotlight

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recall-spotlight
NHTSA’s mission to help Americans drive, ride, and walk safely includes ensuring that vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects are recalled and fixed. Recalls Spotlight monitors high-profile recalls and offers consumers resources to find and address vehicle recalls.

More Takata Air Bags Recalled

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls/takata-air-bags-nadi
More Takata air bags are being recalled. This new recall involves Takata air bags built with non-azide driver inflators (NADI), and is separate from the much larger and ongoing Takata air bag inflator recalls.

NHTSA Deputy Administrator King Urges South Florida Drivers to Check Vehicles for Defective Air Bags - Immediately

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-deputy-... June 7, 2018

Takata “Alpha” Air Bags Pose Increased Risk

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls/takata-alpha-air-bag...
You’ve likely heard that tens of millions of Takata air bags are or will be under recall due to a serious safety defect. What you might not know is that the oldest of these air bags, referred to as “Alphas,” pose a 50 percent risk of a type of failure that has caused serious injuries and deaths. Nine of the 15 confirmed U.S. fatalities due to Takata ruptures were Alpha air bags. While the majority of these air bags have been replaced, thousands are still on the road.

NHTSA Pushes Automakers to Make Takata Air Bag Repair Plans Public

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-pushes-... July 13, 2018

State of Takata Air Bag Recalls | Third Report

https://www.nhtsa.gov/takata-recall-spotlight/taka...
On January 23, 2020, NHTSA and the Independent Takata Monitor released a third report on the state of the Takata air bag recalls.

Air Bags

https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/air-bags
Equipment

From 1987 to 2017, frontal air bags saved 50,457 lives. That’s enough people to fill a major league ballpark.

Learn about the safety benefits of frontal and side air bags and why it’s so important to use a seat belt—your first line of defense. Also receive important guidance on how to safely position yourself and your passengers, as well as young ones in car seats and booster seats to prevent injury from air bags in a crash. 

Takata Air Bag Recall - Urgent Flyer PDF, 254.85 KB

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/takata-air-bag-reca... June 4, 2018
Know the facts about the Takata Air Bag Recall - they could save your life. Revised 6/4/2018.

Takata Air Bag Recalls - Urgent FAQs PDF, 152.63 KB

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/takata-air-bag-reca... October 18, 2018
Takata Air Bag Recalls - FAQs. Revised 6/18/2018.

State of Takata Air Bag Recalls | Fourth Report

https://www.nhtsa.gov/takata-recall-spotlight/stat...
NHTSA released the Independent Takata Monitor’s fourth report on the state of the Takata air bag recalls
Equipment | Air Bags

The Topic

https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/air-bags/topic

From 1987 to 2017, frontal air bags saved 50,457 lives. That’s enough people to fill a major league ballpark.

Learn about the safety benefits of frontal and side air bags and why it’s so important to use a seat belt—your first line of defense. Also receive important guidance on how to safely position yourself and your passengers, as well as young ones in car seats and booster seats to prevent injury from air bags in a crash. 

Find Out If Your Air Bag Is Under Recall: Takata Air Bag Consumer Fact Sheet PDF, 195.6 KB

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/find-out-if-your-ai... June 5, 2018
A downloadable fact sheet about the Takata Air Bag recalls written for consumers. Revised 6/5/2018.

Consent Order Takata EA15-001 Air Bag Inflator Rupture PDF, 1.98 MB

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/consent-order-takat...
Consent order to TK Holdings (Takata) regarding problems with air bag inflators. This consent order is dated May 18, 2015

NHTSA Releases More Data on Takata Air Bag Repairs

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-release... November 29, 2017

NHTSA Releases End-of-Year Update on Takata Air Bag Recalls

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-release... December 21, 2018

Más Bolsas de Aire Takata Están Bajo Retiro (Recall)

https://www.nhtsa.gov/mas-bolsas-de-aire-takata-es...
Más Bolsas de Aire Takata Están Bajo Retiro (Recall)
Equipment | Takata Recall Spotlight

For Consumers

https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/takata-recall-spot...

Tens of millions of vehicles with Takata air bags are under recall. Long-term exposure to high heat and humidity can cause these air bags to explode when deployed. Such explosions have caused injuries and deaths. 

NHTSA urges vehicle owners to take a few simple steps to protect themselves and others from this very serious threat to safety.


OTHER

A separate group of defective Takata air bags was recalled in late 2019. Unlike the air bag inflators in the larger Takata recalls, this recall involves non-azide driver inflators. The defect in the NADI inflators can result in the air bag either exploding or underinflating during deployment. READ MORE

Modified Vehicle (Depowered Air Bag Series)

https://www.nhtsa.gov/modified-vehicle-depowered-a...
Crash test data

Critical Warning Regarding Certain Honda, Acura, Mazda and Ford Vehicles with Takata Air Bags

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recall-spotlight/critical-wa...
Critical Warning Regarding Certain Vehicles including 2001-2003 Honda, Acura and Ford Vehicles with Takata Air Bags

Agreement to Address the Recall of Volkswagen Vehicles Equipped with Takata SDI-D Air Bag Inflators PDF, 236.63 KB

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/agreement-address-r... May 7, 2020

FY97-98 Air Bag Aggressivity Study: Special Test Series

https://www.nhtsa.gov/fy97-98-air-bag-aggressivity...
Crash test data

Air Bag Deactivation

https://www.nhtsa.gov/fmvss/air-bag-deactivation

AIR BAG CRASH INVESTIGATIONS PDF, 175.22 KB

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/air-bag-crash-inves...
This paper presents information from NHTSA's SCI program concerning crash investigations on air bag equipped vehicles.

Air Bag Aggressivity Study PDF, 53.17 KB

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/air-bag-aggressivit...
NHTSA has undertaken a test program to evaluate the aggressiveness of air bags to occupants who are out-of-position, in a vehicle crash, during air bag deployment. In addition, NHTSA is evaluating the potential to reduce air bag aggressiveness with new air bag designs and/or inflators with reduced output (De-Powered Systems). Current results of this test program can be downloaded from the table below. Brief explanations of test conditions are provided.

Air Bag Aggressivity Study PDF, 53.17 KB

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/air-bag-aggressivit...
NHTSA has undertaken a test program to evaluate the aggressiveness of air bags to occupants who are out-of-position, in a vehicle crash, during air bag deployment. In addition, NHTSA is evaluating the potential to reduce air bag aggressiveness with new air bag designs and/or inflators with reduced output (De-Powered Systems). Current results of this test program can be downloaded from the table below. Brief explanations of test conditions are provided.
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