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On Friday, a U.S. auto safety agency opened an investigation into about 30 million vehicles about faulty airbag inflators, affecting more than 20 automakers, Reuters reported, citing a government document it reviewed.
The vehicles, with model years 2001 and 2019, could have potentially defective airbag inflators manufactured by Takata Corporation, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has opened an investigation into the affected vehicles, according to Reuters.
The news feed noted that the investigation had not yet been made public, but the agency informed the companies.
Takata airbag inflators have already been recalled for metallic items causing potential explosions with defective inflators. More than 100 million inflators have been recalled in the past 10 years, including 67 million in the United States alone, Reuters reported.
More than 400 people have been injured from faulty airbags in addition to at least 28 deaths worldwide.
“Although no current safety risk has been identified, more work is needed to assess the future risk of unreecalled desiccated inflators,” NHTSA said in its analysis, according to Reuters. “Further study is needed to assess the long term safety of dried out inflators.”
Among the automakers affected by the report are Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor, Subaru, Ferrari NV, Mazda, Toyota Motor Corp., BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Tesla, Daimler AG and Chrylser, among others, the outlet reported.
The Hill has reached out to NHTSA and the automakers for comment.
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