Sentences with phrase «nitrate inflators»

Hmm... sounds vaguely familiar to a scenario that has been playing out over the past three years, but FCA points out that none of the affected vehicles use ammonium - nitrate inflators — the suspected prime culprit in the massive Takata airbag recall that has affected some 41 million vehicles worldwide.

AN reports all four manufacturers confirmed they are continuing to sell some vehicles with ammonium - nitrate inflators without drying agents and revealed that these vehicles are legal to sell, but must recalled by 2018.

The June 1 report said certain other automakers, including Honda, Nissan and Ford, also have new cars with Takata's ammonium nitrate inflators, but they have desiccant, a drying agent that reduces the likelihood of unintended airbag rupture.

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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered Takata to stop making ammonium nitrate inflators whether they're desiccated or not, but the Senate report named FCA among nine automakers — including Daimler Vans, Ford, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota and the Volkswagen Group — that still sell or plan to sell new cars with ammonium nitrate Takata inflators.

The report says BMW disclosed that «some» 2015 model - year cars used Takata's non-desiccated ammonium nitrate inflators but did not say which, if any, were still on sale.

FCA agrees, noting that desiccated ammonium nitrate inflators are unassociated with inflator ruptures «of the kind attributed to certain non-desiccated ammonium nitrate inflators.»

The report went on to name FCA among a subset of the group that still makes non-desiccated ammonium nitrate inflators.

The report, issued July 20 by the Senate's Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, found the Mercedes - Benz Sprinter van and E-Class coupe and convertible use Takata's non-desiccated ammonium nitrate inflators, the devices deemed most rupture - prone in the industry's ongoing Takata recalls.

Not exact matches

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.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced today that it will stop using non-desiccated ammonium nitrate Takata inflators — the kind linked to 10 U.S. deaths from shrapnel in an airbag deployment — starting next week in the U.S. and by mid-September worldwide.

As for FCA's cars already under Takata recall, «zero» replacement inflators have non-desiccated ammonium nitrate, Mayne said.

The supplier has been adding drying agents to new airbags with ammonium nitrate to help absorb moisture and extend the inflator's shelf life.

The safety agency previously gave Takata until the end of 2019 to prove that its remaining airbag inflators using ammonium nitrate are fundamentally safe, but now all Takata airbags using that propellant without a chemical drying agent must be recalled.

CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company safety recall on 05/27/2015: Driver airbag inflator replacement; Ford Motor Company safety recall on 06/30/2016: Takata non desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) passenger frontal airbag inflators; Form Motor Company safety recall on 01/12/2017: Passenger airbag inflator replacement.

CARFAX shows California damage report on 07/08/2016: Accident reported, vehicle involved in a sideswipe collision with another motor vehicle, airbags did not deploy; damage report on 09/16/2016: damage reported, damage to front; Ford Motor Company manufacturer safety recall opened on 05/27/2015: Driver airbag inflator replacement; and Ford Motor Company manufacturer safety recall opened on 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate PSAN, passenger frontal airbag inflators.

CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company manufacturer safety recall on 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate PSAN passenger front airbag inflators.

CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company manufacturer recall opened on 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated phased ammonium nitrate PSAN passenger frontal airbag inflators.

CARFAX shows manufacturer safety recall issued on 06/30/2016: Takata non desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate psan passenger frontal airbag inflators.

CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company safety recalls issued: on 02/20/2008, Passenger airbag; on 05/27/2015, Driver airbag inflator replacement; and on 06/30/2016, Takata non-desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate PSAN passenger frontal airbag inflators.

CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company manufacturer safety recalls opened on 02/20/2008: passenger airbag; 05/24/2015: driver airbag inflator replacement; and 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) passenger frontal airbag inflators.

CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company open safety recalls opened on 05/27/2015: Driver airbag inflator replacement; and 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate PSAN passenger frontal airbag inflators.

CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company manufacturer safety recalls opened on 05/27/2015: diver airbag inflator replacement; and 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate PSAN passenger airbag inflators.

CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company manufacturer safety recall opened on 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate PSAN passenger frontal airbag inflators.

According to NHTSA, the ammonium nitrate propellant used in the inflators can degrade over time when it is exposed to humidity and temperature fluctuations.

In all, as many as 120 million Takata inflators in U.S. vehicles contain the same volatile chemical - ammonium nitrate - used in inflators that automakers have recalled, according to company documents reviewed by Reuters and verified by two former Takata managers.