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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, 2018NHTSA Pushes Automakers to Make Takata Air Bag Repair Plans Public
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-pushes-... July 13, 2018From 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, 2018Takata Air Bag Recalls - Urgent FAQs PDF, 152.63 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/takata-air-bag-reca... October 18, 2018From 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, 2018Consent Order Takata EA15-001 Air Bag Inflator Rupture PDF, 1.98 MB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/consent-order-takat...NHTSA Releases More Data on Takata Air Bag Repairs
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-release... November 29, 2017NHTSA Releases End-of-Year Update on Takata Air Bag Recalls
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-release... December 21, 2018Más Bolsas de Aire Takata Están Bajo Retiro (Recall)
https://www.nhtsa.gov/mas-bolsas-de-aire-takata-es...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.
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A separate group of defective Takata air bags was recalled in late 2019. Unlike the air bag inflators in the larger Takata recalls, the new 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