Front Toward Enemy: Chevy Camaro Emblems Can Be Mini Claymores
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In one of the most concerning safety recalls we’ve seen in a while, Chevrolet has warned owners of Camaros their steering wheel emblem could injure their face. When the airbag deploys on affected cars, the emblem shrapnels as the airbag deploys and could hit the driver at high speed, causing serious injuries.
Tesla is being sued for alleged defects which injured a pregnant woman.
We’ve seen similar recalls before, the biggest one in recent memory involving 463,000 Nissans last year. It’s enough to make us wonder how worth it is to have a plastic emblem in the steering wheel hub, right over the airbag.
According to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Chevrolet says only 30 Camaros built between June 15, 2016 and January 4, 2021 were included in the recall. If that sounds like a tiny recall, it is, but the nature of it is also quite concerning.
Chevrolet was able to use the meticulous manufacturing records it maintains to narrow down which Camaros have the potentially defective steering wheel emblem.
Since only 30 vehicles are a problem, we’re wonder if just a single worker screwed up. If so does this mean someone’s getting fired after five years of screw ups? Or will Chevrolet be taking steps to ensure this doesn’t happen again?
We doubt this is the last time we hear of a manufacturing defect turning the front airbags on a vehicle into claymores. While everyone wants to make fun of women who bedazzle their steering wheel hub, which is legitimately dumb to do, it turns out your automaker might have done something not too different.
Even worse has been the ongoing Takata airbag recalls. In those, the inflator itself can shrapnel, sending sharp metal flying through the airbag and into the driver or front passenger.
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