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SevereNHTSA·15E041000·Announced 2015-05-18

Takata Passenger Air Bag Inflator Recall for 2001-2008 Vehicles

Takata is recalling specific passenger frontal air bag inflators for 2001-2008 vehicles due to a risk of rupture during deployment.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect could result in 'serious injury or death' due to metal fragments striking occupants, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or structural vehicle defects.

Plain-English summary

Takata Corporation has determined that certain model SPI air bag inflators, used as original or replacement equipment in the passenger frontal air bag module for model year 2001-2008 vehicles, may rupture. This defect is attributed to exposure to persistent conditions of high absolute humidity and/or manufacturing variability.

In the event of a crash that necessitates the deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture, causing metal fragments to strike vehicle occupants. This poses a potential risk of serious injury or death.

Takata is working with vehicle manufacturers to identify which vehicles have the affected inflators installed. As this process progresses, numerous vehicle recalls are expected to be announced by the impacted manufacturers. NHTSA will supply this information as soon as possible. This recall is in addition to several prior recalls listed in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE recall
Manufacturer
Takata Corporation
Category
Vehicle — Air Bag Inflator
Hazard
Affected units
7,700,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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