NHTSA Seeks Recall of 52 Million Airbags Over Explosion Risk

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to recall 52 million airbags produced by ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive Systems due to potential explosion risk.

There have been 9 reported cases of airbag inflators rupturing and exploding, including 2 deaths and other injuries.

The defect is believed to be caused by debris blocking the inflator and preventing proper airbag deployment.

ARC argues that the failure rate is low and a large recall is unprecedented and unnecessary.

The airbags in question were installed in millions of vehicles across 11 auto manufacturers from 2000-2018.