The worse isn’t over for Takata Corp. Recently, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that about 85 million airbag inflators inside vehicles in the US would have to be recalled if the company can’t prove they are safe.
According to a report by Reuters, the US government could require Takata to replace all of its inflators, which had a risk of exploding with too much force, spraying metal shards inside vehicles. So far, 11 people worldwide have been killed in incidents linked to defective Takata-made inflators, including in Malaysia.
The NHTSA said that from the number, 43.4 million consist of passenger side inflators, 26.9 million side air bag inflators and 14.5 million driver side inflators. Should a recall be required, it would add to the 28.8 million inflators that have been recalled in the US so far. This doesn’t include the recalls made in other affected countries.
As a recap, ammonium nitrate is used in the composition of Takata’s airbag propellant. When subjected to moisture and heat due to the inflator’s design, the propellant can be rendered unstable, and can cause the airbag inflators to explode with excessive force, spraying metal shrapnel inside the car.
Takata has already been fined a record USD$200 million (around RM779 million) by the NHTSA for violating the country’s Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The company’s financial woes will be made worse as it embarks on rectifying all known faulty airbags worldwide, a bill estimated to be around the USD$24 billion (around RM93 billion) mark.
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It’s a slow day for automotive news. Wonder when we’ll get to see a Theophillus Chin rendering today
The best is Proton Saga, Iswara, Wira, Tiara, Satria etc. They don’t even have airbags, so no recall at all. I have to give credit to Proton.
In Malaysia, Proton had 1 or 2 recalls in 35 years. Even Toyota and Mercedes had more than 30.
This means Proton quality is far superior than Mercedes or BMW.
that is why our pariah Ministers believe Proton is at par with BMW and Volvo
Yeah. Jangan persoal jepunis quality. Its godlike (in killing pipu).
People keep on dying in the fragile Saga and Persona on the roads while Proton safer models (Preve, Suprima S, Iriz) are only seen in the showroom. How hilarious.
Your car won’t get accident if you don’t drive it. But your Proton still break down even if you DON’T DRIVE it!
Eh new style bash pulak. If many recalls that is good. Less recall means bad
Topkek
recalls are done for safety reasons.. in the case of airbags or a potential failure in car throttle, etc.that could possibly lead to an accident. Car manufacturers do not do not do recalls for basic quality issues. Thats a fact.
how is this company in operation is beyond me,,,countless recalls and lawsuits and they still exist….whats going on??
Becoz MY still got 300k pipu indirectly buy their airbags, from moving coffin sales. Jangan persoal MY pipus’ blind devotion to their foreign overlords
And if p1 loss they say close shop