On top of the 12 brands already known to be affected by the faulty Takata airbag issues, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will be making an announcement in a matter of days, that will confirm the involvement of several more, it seems.
It was reported last month that the US regulators had carried out investigations into several more car brands – including Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Suzuki, Volvo Trucks and Land Rover – under the understanding that Takata had supplied the faulty ammonia-nitrate equipped airbags in question to them.
Mark Rosekind, chief of the NHTSA recently confirmed to Reuters that an announcement will be made very soon, and said that his company “will try to be very specific” about its details. He refused to reveal anything further.
At this point, it isn’t certain if the due announcement will confirm a recall for a new list of affected car brands, or if this purely surrounds the expansion of the ongoing investigations.
In our last report, the NHTSA and Takata were already at the point of beginning their investigations into the seven new brands believed to be equipped with the faulty ammonia-nitrate equipped airbags. In its letters to the brands, read the following:
“Takata has identified your company as having been supplied airbag inflators that contain either its 2004 or 2004L ammonium nitrate-based propellant and that are not currently covered by the Takata DIRs. In connection with the Coordinated Remedy Program proceeding, NHTSA is considering not only whether to issue an administrative order that would coordinate the remedy programs associated with the current Takata recalls, but also whether such an order should include expansion of the current recalls.”
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Even Merz free you Takata airbags. I wonder they really tested their cars.
10 years ago, Proton got no airbags at all. No airbags no recall so better quality. Good logic!
When toyota or honda recall, ppl complain cheap car.
When Beemers or Benz recall, ppl said it’s normal.
German fans be like that
Only Toyota supporters believe in that
Looks like all brands and cars got recalll for all sorts of things. Except Proton. no recall at all.
And the majority seem to support Proton not knowing they have been conned for years by a bogus company packed with lies and cheating.
Hello kawan kawan, Proton cheating in Ratings is only what you know. There are many more hidden waiting to appear.
If you talking about airbag, Proton’s are supplied by Autoliv, the same brand supplied airbags used by Volvo cars (CARS NOT TRUCK).
Kawan, read further down. Proton is doing recall for those Saga affected and installing top tether FOC. Your godcar ada recall tak for missing VSC and TC?
Test car from god is the same god car that we buy. No need recalled.
Test Saga car from Proton has more safety that the Saga car that we buy. So need recall.
How about those recond cars? They will not getting change is it?