Sentences with phrase «airbag inflators which»

The involved vehicles are equipped with front passenger airbag inflators which could have been assembled with improperly manufactured propellant wafers.

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2001 to 2003 Honda and Acura models will be recalled due to airbags that «may deploy with too much pressure, which can cause the inflator casing to rupture and could result in injury or fatality.»

Ford, which also manufactures the Lincoln brand, said it was notified of the problem by Takata and that it is not related to the Japanese company's massive ongoing recall involving non-desiccated ammonium - nitrate airbag inflators that are subject to propellant degradation and potential rupture in a crash.

CARS.COM — As details emerge on which automakers still use defective Takata airbag inflators, one said it will drop them altogether in the days to come.

Nissan has identified certain U.S. models that will be recalled for the passenger's side front airbag inflator defect, but has not yet identified which models will be included in the high - humidity - related defect that will include vehicles in Hawaii and Florida.

Rise rate is the force and speed with which an airbag inflates and is controlled by factors such as the type and amount of inflator gas, the actual airbag size and the design of the vent used to release the pressure from the airbag once deployed

According to Honda, the defective airbag inflators may deploy with excessive internal pressure, which may cause the airbag inflator casing to rupture.

Details: The passenger front airbag may not deploy correctly due to insufficient compression strength of the coolant within the inflator housing (as a result of long - term storage), which may cause the airbag to fail to deploy properly in the event of a crash, leading to increased risk of injury.

The latest recall will expand on one issued in September in which replacement parts for Takata airbag inflators may have been improperly installed on 646 Honda vehicles.

The automaker said the same repair required in that previous campaign — replacement of the passenger - side frontal airbag inflator — applies to all of the vehicles now included in the formal recall; vehicles in which the passenger - side airbag inflator already was replaced under the previous safety campaign are not included in the recall.

When the driver side airbag inflator for my 2010 Civic was replaced last year, I asked the SA why the passenger side is not being replaced for which he replied saying that since mine was a facelifted version and relatively new, only the driver side was to be covered.

The recall, which is a part of Honda's globally on - going precautionary recall campaign, concerning Takata front airbag inflators, will affect over 1.9 lakh vehicles of previous generation of Accord, CR - V, Civic, City and Jazz.

Yesterday's recall comes on the same day as a separate recall in which 4560 Toyota Prius vehicles and 2185 Lexus CT 200h vehicles were recalled to fix potentially faulty curtain airbag inflators that could rupture and injure occupants.

The airbag inflator casing might rupture which may result in injury or safety risk to the vehicle occupants.

Details: An incorrect wiring harness for the passenger front airbag inflator may have been installed in a previous recall repair, which could prevent the passenger front airbag from deploying as intended.

According to a letter sent by GM to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the issue with the airbags stems from an incorrect part used in the airbag inflator, which can cause the airbag to rupture during deployment.