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GM Recalls Side Airbags with Takata Inflators That Could Explode
General Motors co. is replacing about 400 side-impact airbag inflators supplied by Takata Corp. because the devices could explode in a crash and spray shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
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General Motors co. is replacing about 400 side-impact airbag inflators supplied by Takata Corp. because the devices could explode in a crash and spray shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
The recall is tiny but significant because it involves newly manufactured inflators from Takata. Flaws in the supplier’s older driver and front passenger frontal airbag inflators have prompted 11 car and truck manufacturers to recall some 34 million vehicles worldwide. Those failures appear to be precipitated by prolonged exposure to heat and humidity.
The GM campaign involves seat-mounted side airbags in the front seats of certain 2015 model Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS and Chevrolet Malibu sedans, Chevy Camaro sport coupes and Chevy Equinox/GMC Terrain crossover vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the new flaw was uncovered earlier this month during performance testing at Takata’s inflator factory in Mexico. The reason for the misfire has not been publicly disclosed.
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