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Takata Preservation Order Protocols PDF, 59.91 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/takata-preservation...
Equipment
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.
RECENT
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
Amends the FMVSS on air brake systems to improve the stopping distance performance of truck tractors. The rule requires the vast majority of new heavy truck tractors to achieve a 30 percent reduction in stopping distance compared to currently required levels. For these heavy truck tractors (approximately 99 percent of the fleet), the amended standard requires those vehicles to stop in not more than 250 feet when loaded to their gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and tested at a speed of 60 miles per hour (mph). For a small number of very heavy severe service tractors, the stopping distance requirement will be 310 feet under these same conditions. In addition, this final rule requires that all heavy truck tractors must stop within 235 feet when loaded to their “lightly loaded vehicle weight” (LLVW).
Amends the FMVSS on air brake systems to improve the stopping distance performance of truck tractors. The rule requires the vast majority of new heavy truck tractors to achieve a 30 percent reduction in stopping distance compared to currently required levels. For these heavy truck tractors (approximately 99 percent of the fleet), the amended standard requires those vehicles to stop in not more than 250 feet when loaded to their gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and tested at a speed of 60 miles per hour (mph). For a small number of very heavy severe service tractors, the stopping distance requirement will be 310 feet under these same conditions. In addition, this final rule requires that all heavy truck tractors must stop within 235 feet when loaded to their “lightly loaded vehicle weight” (LLVW).
This document proposes to extend by 18 months a requirement that trailers with antilock brake systems be equipped with an external antilock malfunction indicator lamp. It also considers making the requirement permanent. The indicator lamp requirement, which is included in the Federal motor vehicle safety standard that governs vehicles equipped with air brakes, was originally scheduled to sunset on March 1, 2009, but has been extended to September 1, 2009 in an interim final rule published in today’s Federal Register
Takata (Fraunhofer ICT) Research Summary PDF, 1.63 MB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/takata-fraunhofer-i...Fact Sheet on Takata Consent Order PDF, 206.02 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/fact-sheet-takata-c...Air Quality and Climate Modeling Data PDF, 1.45 MB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/air-quality-and-cli...
Air Quality and Climate Modeling Data : This appendix accompanies Sections 3.3 and 4.3 of the DEIS and presents the results of the air quality analysis for individual non attainment areas.
Takata Civil Penalty Demand Letter: Failure to Respond PDF, 118.82 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/takata-civil-penalt...
From Feb. 20, 2015. Letter about Takata's failure to fully respond to special orders in NHTSA's investigation in PE14-016, Takata Airbag Inflator Rupture.
Fact Sheet: NHTSA Actions to Accelerate Takata Remedy PDF, 173.04 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/fact-sheet-nhtsa-ac...
List of actions related to the Takata air bag recalls.
Takata Press Conference Transcript May 19, 2015 PDF, 133.92 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/takata-press-confer...Introductory Message—The State of the Takata Recalls PDF, 158.15 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/introductory-messag...
A brief overview of the efforts NHTSA has taken to ensure that every defective Takata inflator is replaced as quickly as possible.
The State of the Takata Airbag Recalls, Report of the Independent Monitor PDF, 14.87 MB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/state-takata-airbag...
Report that describes the current state of the Takata recalls, pursuant to Paragraph 42 of the Consent Order, dated November 3, 2015 (the “Consent Order”), issued pursuant to the authority of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and agreed to by Takata, and as amended as of May 4, 2016, and pursuant to the Coordinated Remedy Order, dated November 3, 2015, as amended by the Third Amended Coordinated Remedy Order, dated December 9, 2016.
Fact Sheet: NHTSA Actions to Accelerate the Takata Remedy PDF, 173.04 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/fact-sheet-nhtsa-ac...Fact Sheet: Takata Recall History and Key Terms PDF, 202.88 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/fact-sheet-takata-r...Fact Sheet: May 2016 Takata Recall Expansion PDF, 112.4 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/fact-sheet-may-2016...Takata Recall Expansion: What Consumers Need to Know
https://www.nhtsa.gov/takata-air-bags/takata-recal...
Takata Recall Expansion: What Consumers Need to Know
Appendix B - Air Quality Nonattainment Area Results PDF, 24.8 MB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/appendix-b-air-qual...Appendix_C_Air_Quality_Modeling_Results.pdf PDF, 1.68 MB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/appendixcairquality...The Independent Monitor of Takata and the Coordinated Remedy Program: Update on the State of the Takata Airbag Recalls, December 21, 2018 PDF, 2.9 MB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/independent-monitor... December 21, 2018
This report provides an update on the present state of the Takata recalls and discusses in detail the keys to maximizing the number of repairs and avoiding as many further fatalities and injuries from defective Takata inflators as possible.
Update on the State of the Takata Airbag Recalls | The Independent Monitor of Takata and the Coordinated Remedy Program | Third Report PDF, 740.97 KB
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/update-state-takata... January 23, 2020
On January 23, 2020, NHTSA and the Independent Takata Monitor released a third report on the state of the Takata air bag recalls.
08_NHTSA THOR Meeting 20JAN2015-Takata.pdf PDF, 224 bytes
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/08nhtsa-thor-meetin...Death in Florida crash may be 13th in U.S. involving Takata inflator
https://www.nhtsa.gov/recall-spotlight/death-flori...
12th U.S. death linked to defective Takata air bag inflators
New Takata recall involves Nissan, Ford and Mazda vehicles
https://www.nhtsa.gov/recall-spotlight/new-takata-...
New data from on-going testing of Takata air bag inflators, has identified an additional inflator type that could pose a safety risk if not replaced. This has resulted in adding 2.7 million driver side frontal inflators to be recalled by Ford, Mazda and Nissan.