Sentences with phrase «of airbag inflators»

Responsibilities: • Researched new designs to improve performance of airbag inflators.

The replacement of airbag inflators will be carried out free of cost at Honda dealerships across India.

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.

Installing a switch is a better solution than simply cutting off the power supply and / or control circuity of the airbag inflators, and I suspect it raises the caliber of the technician needed for this task from an amateur to a pro.

Automakers have paid for the recall costs of the faulty Takata airbags, given the root cause of the airbag inflator's fault has yet to be completely detailed.

Citing Valient Market Research, Automotive News points out that Takata's overall share of the airbag inflator market worldwide will drop from 22 percent in 2015 to just 5 percent by 2020; however, the supplier's seat belt and steering wheel manufacturing division, could remain profitable.

Fortunately, the risk of the airbag inflator exploding and spraying shrapnel into the cabin is very slim.

Not exact matches

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9 - 3 and 9 - 5 vehicles and will replace the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge.

The Problem: Seat - mounted side airbag inflator initiators may fail to ignite during a crash, causing the seat - mounted airbag not to deploy and increasing the risk of an injury.

The count is now 10 deaths and more than 100 injuries globally, according to Automotive News, and potentially 25 million cars and light trucks in the U.S. alone (plus at least 9 million more in the rest of the world) need to be recalled so their Takata airbag inflators can someday, somehow be replaced.

A new report from Reuters revealed six automakers are recalling a total of 2.5 million vehicles due to defective airbag inflators made by Takata.

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.

The Problem: Due to a manufacturing error within the airbag inflators, the passenger frontal airbag may not properly deploy in a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.

CARS.COM — Mercedes - Benz and Ferrari join the list of automakers that have admitted they still use the most problematic Takata airbag inflators in new cars, according to a new U.S. Senate report.

As part of its restructuring efforts, Takata will sell off its non-core businesses and review its airbag inflator division.

Due to the massive airbag inflator recall worldwide, Takata is in search of financial support to help pay for the costs that it has incurred since news broke that its faulty airbag inflators can explode forcefully and spray metal shards into the passenger cabin.

Over 100 million airbag inflators are expected to be recalled by the end of 2019 while new recalls are being announced almost every week.

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.

The potential airbag issues caused by the Daimler steering column in Mercedes, Inifiniti and now Aston Martin cars has nothing to do with global recall of the Takata airbag inflators.

More cars have been added to the global recall of Takata airbag inflators as Ford has issued a safety recall for various vehicles including the 2007 - 2010 Edge, 2006 - 2011 Fusion, 2005 - 2011 Mustang, 2007 - 2011 Ranger, 2007 - 2010 Lincoln MKX, and 2006 - 2011 Lincoln MKZ, Zephyr, and Mercury Milan.

Millions of vehicles from almost every auto maker are being recalled to replace faulty Takata airbag inflators.

This recent recall from Toyota adds to the growing number of vehicles from various manufacturers being recalled worldwide because of defective airbag inflators made by Takata.

Toyota will notify owners of affected vehicles and depending on the vehicle, dealers will replace the airbag inflator and assembly free of charge.

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.

There are a number of different recalls related to Takata airbag inflators; in every case Ford is working closely with NHTSA to prioritize vehicle repairs and is working closely with the Agency to ensure our customers are informed on the status of repair availability of their vehicles.

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

Correction: Nissan will notify owners of affected vehicles with specific instructions for having the front passenger side airbag inflator replaced, free of charge.

Correction: Mazda will notify vehicle owners with specific instructions for having the front passenger side airbag inflator replaced, free of charge.

the previous generation of Jazz, City, Civic and Accord are a part of Honda's precautionary global recall campaign concerning Takata front airbag inflators.

Concern: In the event of a collision, if the front passenger airbag is deployed, the excessive pressure could cause the inflator to fragment with the potential to injure vehicle occupants with metal shrapnel.

However, the venting airbag uses only one inflator that can provide the right amount of protection in either case.

Correction: BMW will notify owners of affected vehicles with specific instructions for having the front passenger side airbag inflator replaced, free of charge.

As part of a precautionary global recall campaign, Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) has announced a voluntary recall to replace Takata passenger front airbag inflators.

«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.»

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.

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.

GM will notify owners with detailed instructions for contacting dealers that will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9 - 3 and 9 - 5 vehicles and will replace the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says ongoing testing of Takata - made airbags will force an additional 2.7 million airbag inflators to be recalled.

As part of a global recall campaign announced in June 2014, Honda will be replacing the passenger side airbag inflator on the affected vehicles.

January 20, 2015 — According to David Sedgwick of the Automotive News, Former Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner today released a list of six experts to serve on an independent panel to oversee the Takata Corporation's efforts to ensure that its airbag inflators meet federal safety standards.

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.

The Problem: Upon deployment of the passenger - side frontal airbag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Honda Cars India announced that it will voluntarily replace Takata passenger front airbag inflators of 41,580 vehicles in the Indian market.

Tokyo - based Takata Corporation, one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive safety - related equipment, agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and pay a total of $ 1 billion in criminal penalties stemming from the company's fraudulent conduct in relation to sales of defective airbag inflators.

Volkswagen Canada has expanded its recall of vehicles affected by defective Takata airbag inflators and will require some previously serviced vehicles to undergo further repairs.

CARFAX shows Lexus, a Division of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., manufacturer safety recall opened on 05/23/2016: Takata front passenger airbag inflator (zone A).

«This incorrect chemical mixture could cause the airbag inflator not to initiate, resulting in the side airbag not deploying in the event of a crash and increasing the risk of injury to occupants,» the manufacturer says.

Finally, Toyota is issuing a recall for the driver's side airbag inflator in ZZE122 and ZZE123 models of Corolla.

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.

As mentioned earlier, the faulty Takata airbag inflators pose the threat of being deployed with excessive internal pressure when activated.