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U.S.: Airbags Will Be Fixed With or Without Takata
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reiterates that efforts to replace potentially dangerous Takata Corp. airbag inflators will be accomplished regardless of whether the supplier survives.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reiterates that efforts to replace potentially dangerous Takata Corp. airbag inflators will be accomplished regardless of whether the supplier survives.
Takata’s financial viability “can’t be the top concern,” Foxx tells reporters. He adds that the more than 12 carmakers currently recalling as many as 69 million Takata inflators in the U.S. ultimately will be responsible for the repairs.
The ammonium nitrate propellant Takata uses can deteriorate when exposed to moisture, then misfire when triggered. The U.S. recalls now encompass virtually any Takata-made frontal airbag inflator that does not use a desiccant blended into the propellant. Takata began adding the drying agent in 2008.
Foxx says another 50 million Takata inflators in use in the U.S. contain a desiccant, currently are considered safe and have not been targeted for recall.
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