The conclusions, according to Automotive News, are that 鈥渋t was the combination of these three factors-the use of ammonium nitrate, the construction of Takata鈥檚 inflator assembly, and the exposure to heat and humidity-that made the inflators vulnerable to rupture.鈥?These results are consistent with Takata鈥檚 internal testing as well as testing by the Fraunhofer Group. UPDATE 2/23/2016, 2:15 p.m.: A group of 10 carmakers known as the Independent Testing Coalition hired a company called Orbital ATK (which works with rocket propulsion-systems) to conduct its own tests of suspect Takata airbag inflators. Blumenthal and Markey have repeatedly called on NHTSA to recall every airbag inflator with ammonium nitrate, although the agency is allowing Takata up to three years to prove they are safe. Her throat was lacerated by the airbag inflator and a witness described her collapsing after exiting her car. According to Bloomberg, a Takata insider has estimated the cost of recalling every single airbag inflator with ammonium nitrate-a number in excess of 280 million-to be $24 billion. Fuel economy is not estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency on commercial vehicles with a gross-vehicle-weight rating (GVWR) of more than 8500 pounds.
Metris will be the lowest priced Mercedes in the U.S., but is still premium priced in the smaller commercial van segment. No such agreement exists with Freightliner dealers in Canada, so only the Mercedes version is available here, through 52 of 55 Canadian Mercedes dealers. With the growing competition, however, Mercedes decided it was time to redesign the vehicle. This is the first time Ferrari has been involved with this defect. UPDATE 5/23/2016, 3:45 p.m.: NHTSA has announced a recall schedule so that the Takata airbag inflators likeliest to fail first will be repaired first. UPDATE 5/3/2016, 6:15 p.m.: The Wall Street Journal reports that Takata will recall roughly 35 million additional airbag inflators in the U.S., involving tens of millions of vehicles. UPDATE 5/4/16, 1:15 p.m.: Confirming what we reported yesterday, NHTSA has announced that Takata will recall between 35 million and 40 million additional front-airbag inflators as part of an amended consent order between the Japanese supplier and the agency. We are processing a warranty replacement order for you.
For those who are waiting, NHTSA advises that people not disable the airbags; the exceptions are the 2001-2003 Honda and Acura models that we listed on this page on June 30, 2016-vehicles which NHTSA is telling people to drive only to a dealer to get fixed. In short the founder of its segment is therefore also available to commercial customers who deliver goods locally emission-free, drive to the building site or take care of maintenance work. It's also good if you're someone who likes to drive a new car every three years or so. To do that, NHTSA has separated the country into three humidity zones and is prioritizing repairs to vehicles registered in states with the highest humidity. These vehicles have been added to our list below. UPDATE 2/16/2016, 11:00 a.m.: General Motors has added roughly 200,000 Saab and Saturn products in the U.S. Takata says this recall is limited only to inflators manufactured between December 13 and 14, 2014. A total of 1129 Volkswagen and General Motors vehicles from the 2015 model year are equipped with these inflators.
The Volkswagen-branded vehicles, numbering 680,000, are from 2006 through 2014. The VWs involved are: 2009-2014 CC, 2010-2014 Jetta SportWagen and Golf, 2012-2014 Eos and U.S.-built Passat sedan, and 2006-2010 German-built Passat sedan and wagon. I don't use biodiesel As much as possible 07-16-2015, 07:28 AM my Interstate is a 2014 built on a 2013 Sprinter chassis. The Audi recall covers 170,000 vehicles from model years 2006 through 2013. The Audis involved are: 2006-2013 A3, 2006-2009 A4 cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2011 A5 cabriolet. While authorities have not yet singled out the causes of either death, Honda said the driver鈥檚-side front airbags in two City models from the 2006 and 2003 model years had ruptured in two separate crashes on April 16 and May 1. Both cars, which were not sold in the U.S., were under recall. UPDATE 5/4/2016, 11:15 a.m.: Honda has reported two additional deaths in Malaysia that may be related to defective Takata airbags. Many car owners will have to wait more than two years before they know their airbags are defective.
UPDATE 2/8/2016, 11:00 a.m.: Seat-mounted side-airbag inflators with the code name 鈥淪SI-20鈥?are now under recall. Takata now has to prove that the desiccated inflators are safe or else it will be forced to recall those, as well. These recalls are in addition to the 6.28 million Hondas and Acuras that had already been recalled for their airbags. That could bring the total of recalled Takata airbag inflators containing ammonium nitrate to as high as 120 million. 鈥淭his right to know should not be limited to the owners of the seemingly randomly identified fraction of vehicles containing Takata airbags that have been slowly recalled to date,鈥?the senators wrote to the agency. UPDATE 5/6/2016, 12:30 p.m.: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) have demanded that NHTSA release the entire list of car models with ammonium-nitrate propellant. Many of these vehicles coincide with the long list of recalled U.S.-market models listed at the bottom of this page.
Metris will be the lowest priced Mercedes in the U.S., but is still premium priced in the smaller commercial van segment. No such agreement exists with Freightliner dealers in Canada, so only the Mercedes version is available here, through 52 of 55 Canadian Mercedes dealers. With the growing competition, however, Mercedes decided it was time to redesign the vehicle. This is the first time Ferrari has been involved with this defect. UPDATE 5/23/2016, 3:45 p.m.: NHTSA has announced a recall schedule so that the Takata airbag inflators likeliest to fail first will be repaired first. UPDATE 5/3/2016, 6:15 p.m.: The Wall Street Journal reports that Takata will recall roughly 35 million additional airbag inflators in the U.S., involving tens of millions of vehicles. UPDATE 5/4/16, 1:15 p.m.: Confirming what we reported yesterday, NHTSA has announced that Takata will recall between 35 million and 40 million additional front-airbag inflators as part of an amended consent order between the Japanese supplier and the agency. We are processing a warranty replacement order for you.
For those who are waiting, NHTSA advises that people not disable the airbags; the exceptions are the 2001-2003 Honda and Acura models that we listed on this page on June 30, 2016-vehicles which NHTSA is telling people to drive only to a dealer to get fixed. In short the founder of its segment is therefore also available to commercial customers who deliver goods locally emission-free, drive to the building site or take care of maintenance work. It's also good if you're someone who likes to drive a new car every three years or so. To do that, NHTSA has separated the country into three humidity zones and is prioritizing repairs to vehicles registered in states with the highest humidity. These vehicles have been added to our list below. UPDATE 2/16/2016, 11:00 a.m.: General Motors has added roughly 200,000 Saab and Saturn products in the U.S. Takata says this recall is limited only to inflators manufactured between December 13 and 14, 2014. A total of 1129 Volkswagen and General Motors vehicles from the 2015 model year are equipped with these inflators.
The Volkswagen-branded vehicles, numbering 680,000, are from 2006 through 2014. The VWs involved are: 2009-2014 CC, 2010-2014 Jetta SportWagen and Golf, 2012-2014 Eos and U.S.-built Passat sedan, and 2006-2010 German-built Passat sedan and wagon. I don't use biodiesel As much as possible 07-16-2015, 07:28 AM my Interstate is a 2014 built on a 2013 Sprinter chassis. The Audi recall covers 170,000 vehicles from model years 2006 through 2013. The Audis involved are: 2006-2013 A3, 2006-2009 A4 cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2011 A5 cabriolet. While authorities have not yet singled out the causes of either death, Honda said the driver鈥檚-side front airbags in two City models from the 2006 and 2003 model years had ruptured in two separate crashes on April 16 and May 1. Both cars, which were not sold in the U.S., were under recall. UPDATE 5/4/2016, 11:15 a.m.: Honda has reported two additional deaths in Malaysia that may be related to defective Takata airbags. Many car owners will have to wait more than two years before they know their airbags are defective.
UPDATE 2/8/2016, 11:00 a.m.: Seat-mounted side-airbag inflators with the code name 鈥淪SI-20鈥?are now under recall. Takata now has to prove that the desiccated inflators are safe or else it will be forced to recall those, as well. These recalls are in addition to the 6.28 million Hondas and Acuras that had already been recalled for their airbags. That could bring the total of recalled Takata airbag inflators containing ammonium nitrate to as high as 120 million. 鈥淭his right to know should not be limited to the owners of the seemingly randomly identified fraction of vehicles containing Takata airbags that have been slowly recalled to date,鈥?the senators wrote to the agency. UPDATE 5/6/2016, 12:30 p.m.: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) have demanded that NHTSA release the entire list of car models with ammonium-nitrate propellant. Many of these vehicles coincide with the long list of recalled U.S.-market models listed at the bottom of this page.
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