Sentences with phrase «airbag rupture risk»
In addition, NHTSA claims 2001 - 2003 Honda and Acura vehicles pose the greatest airbag rupture risk.
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FCA says most of its airbag inflators employ another propellant, while some have ammonium nitrate inflators with desiccant, a moisture inhibitor that Takata claims mitigates the risk of rupture.
The recalls began several years ago after Takata discovered that many front passenger - side airbags could rupture and spray shrapnel when deployed, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.
The hearing, called, «An Update on the Takata Airbag Ruptures and Recalls,» follows an earlier hearing in December that sought to determine whether NHTSA had adequately investigated the risks of Takata airbags.
Test results from the inflators recovered from consistently high absolute humidity areas have shown a possible elevated risk for Passenger airbag inflator rupture.
«Considering the unprecedented challenges of a large population of older vehicles and limited replacement part supplies in the early stages of the campaign, Honda phased the mailings for the Safety Improvement Campaign, beginning with specific vehicle populations and geographic areas considered by Takata and the NHTSA to be at highest risk for an airbag inflator rupture.»
The airbag inflator casing might rupture which may result in injury or safety risk to the vehicle occupants.
New test data on a particular subset of Takata airbag inflators show a far higher risk of ruptures during airbag deployment, according to a recent article published by Brett Emison, partner at Langdon & Emison.