NHTSA Calls for Recall of 67 Million Airbag Inflators Made by ARC
• A rupture of the inflator when the airbag is deploying could send metal fragments flying into the vehicle's occupants.The NHTSA, the U.S. equivalent of Transport Canada caused quite stir this past Friday as it called for a recall of 67 million airbag inflators due to an identified safety problem.
On Friday, GM agreed to recall nearly 1 million models equipped with the parts after a rupture in March resulted in a driver's facial injury. The recall affects 994,763 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia vehicles. Dealers will replace the driver airbag module. In 2016, the NHTSA opened an investigation into more than eight million airbag inflators manufactured by ARC after a driver died in Canada in a Hyundai vehicle. The agency had originally opened an investigation in July 2015 following two reported injuries.
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