Yahoo Autos Automakers Are Trying To Prevent The Second-Largest Recall In History
Several automakers including General Motors, Toyota, Ford and Volkswagen as well as two airbag makers said they are against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s bid to recall 52 million airbag inflators. Officials for the safety regulator argued that the inflators produced by ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive should be recalled because they could rupture and send metal fragments flying, according to Reuters
Following an eight-year investigation, NHTSA says the defect has been linked to one fatality in the U.S. and seven injuries. If this recall goes through, it will end up being the second largest in U.S. history, Reuters reports. Despite the, you know, death and injuries, automakers and the airbag manufacturers maintain that the risk from the issue is “exceedingly small” and they questioned the agency’s analysis and rationale for asking for a recall.
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