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BMW to Replace 110,000 Takata Airbag Inflators in Japan
BMW AG reports it has begun recalling 44 models in Japan to replace Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could blast shrapnel into the passenger compartment when triggered in a crash.
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BMW AG reports it has begun recalling 44 models in Japan to replace Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could blast shrapnel into the passenger compartment when triggered in a crash.
The campaign encompasses about 110,000 vehicles produced between 2004 and 2012. All are equipped with inflators whose ammonium nitrate propellants lack a drying agent. The desiccant can help prevent the explosive material from deteriorating after prolonged exposure to heat and moisture.
In May Japan’s transport ministry ordered carmakers to recall 7 million such Takata inflators by 2019.
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