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GM May Recall Another 4.3 Million Takata Airbag Inflators
General Motors Co. says it may need to widen a previous recall of 2.5 million Takata Corp. airbag inflators by an additional 4.3 million units to satisfy the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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General Motors Co. says it may need to widen a previous recall of 2.5 million Takata Corp. airbag inflators by an additional 4.3 million units to satisfy the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In a securities filing, the company says the expanded recall will hike its repair costs to $870 million from the $320 million it expects to pay to replace the initial 2.5 million units.
In May NHTSA advised GM and 16 other carmakers they should plan to recall all vehicles that are equipped with Takata Corp. airbag inflators that lack a desiccant. The drying agent helps prevent the inflator’s propellant from deteriorating and then misfiring in a crash.
NHTSA’s announcement added as many as 40 million more inflators to the nearly 29 million Takata devices already being recalled in the U.S.
Separately, GM is preparing to recall nearly 307,000 of its 2009 and 2010 model Chevrolet Impala sedans in the U.S. and Canada because the front seat frames could short-circuit electrical wires and prevent the airbags from deploying when they should.
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