“A rupturing air bag inflator poses an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death to vehicle occupants.”
The NHTSA said 12 vehicle manufacturers are potentially involved in the recall: BMW, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Stellantis, Tesla, Toyota, and Volkswagen.
Out of the 52 million inflators, ARC manufactured 41 million from 2000 through January 2018, while Delphi produced the remaining 11 million under a licensing agreement with ARC.
The initial decision to recall 67 million inflators was defied by ARC Automotive, saying there wasn’t sufficient evidence of an actual defect. However, the agency reported at least seven people have been injured, and the faulty inflators in the US have killed one person.
