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NHTSARecalled 2014-11-13

Takata (TK Global, LLC) — AIR BAGS

Is my product affected?

TAKATA SPI AIR BAG INFLATOR; TAKATA PSPI-L AIR BAG INFLATOR; TAKATA PSPI AIR BAG INFLATOR

  • Brand TAKATA

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Takata air bag inflators installed in certain vehicles may rupture during a crash, potentially sending metal fragments toward passengers and causing serious injury or death. The affected inflators are model SPI, PSPI, and PSPI-L passenger frontal air bags manufactured between April 13, 2000, and July 31, 2004. Vehicles are at risk if they were originally sold or are currently registered in high-humidity areas including Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Florida, adjacent counties in southern Georgia, and coastal areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Vehicle manufacturers that installed these inflators will notify affected owners and provide a free remedy. Owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer for more information about whether their vehicle is affected and to arrange the free repair.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

What should I do?

The vehicle manufacturers that installed these inflators on their vehicle products will notify the affected vehicle owners and perform a free remedy on vehicles. Owners may contact their vehicle manufacturer for more information.

Details from the source

Takata Corporation (Takata) has determined that certain model SPI, PSPI, and PSPI-L passenger frontal air bag inflators manufactured April 13, 2000, to July 31, 2004, and installed in vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in areas of high absolute humidity, may be susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front passenger air bag. Specifically, vehicles sold, or currently registered, in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Florida and adjacent counties in southern Georgia, as well as the coastal areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, are susceptible to excessive internal pressure that could cause a rupture.

Source

Official record: NHTSA ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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