Ford Expanding Recall Of Vehicles Because Of Takata Airbags

The recall doesn’t include the front airbag inflators on the driver’s side and Ford are not aware of any injuries in their vehicles, related to this condition.

But GM told USA regulators it may not be necessary to recall numerous Takata-equipped vehicles, saying its Takata inflators have a unique design that does not pose a safety risk.

Although the automakers are legally allowed to sell the vehicles under an existing order by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, all of them must be recalled by the end of 2018, according to the news release.

Ford is expanding its recall of Takata airbags, and now we’re learning some brand new cars are being sold with defective airbags in them. Federal officials have agreed to give Takata and automakers until December 2019 to either recall ammonium nitrate inflators, or prove they are safe. On Wednesday, a U.S. Senate report said four automakers were continuing to sell some new vehicles with defective Takata airbag inflators that will eventually need to be recalled. In December, a driver of a 2006 Ford Ranger was killed in SC when the inflator ruptured in a crash. Ford, Toyota and 11 other automakers also recalled passenger-side Takata airbag inflators in recent days as part of NHTSA’s massive expansion of the Takata recall.

Documents detailing recalls by General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford, Daimler Vans, BMW, JaguarLand Rover and Mercedes Benz were posted Thursday by the government. GM says its required by NHTSA to initiate recalls for vehicles equipped with Takata inflators.

It is worthy of note that some of the vehicles on Nigerian roads are imported from the United States, even though it is unclear whether some of the imported cars are part of those with the defective airbags.