Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators

U.S. Ford, Mazda issue do-not-drive warning for vehicles with Takata airbags

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Ford and Mazda have issued do-not-drive warnings for more than 457,000 vehicles equipped with recalled Takata airbags, U.S. federal safety regulators said on Tuesday. Read full story

Ford and Mazda issue "do not drive" warnings for more than 457,000 vehicles

The auto companies warned about the risk of Takata air bag inflators in older vehicles.

Ford, Mazda issue urgent 'Do Not Drive' warning for more than 457,000 vehicles

The vehicles have potentially deadly airbags that can explode in a minor crash or due to high heat and produce shrapnel that can severely injure or kill passengers.

Ford, Mazda Advise Against Driving Certain Models Over Takata Airbag Concerns

Ford Motor and Mazda issued advisories to drivers of certain vehicles still affected by faulty Takata airbags and inflators that can cause potentially severe or fatal injuries. The National Highway Safety Administration has previously warned that air bag inflators could explode in impacted vehicles, sending potentially deadly sharp metal fragments flying and striking the driver or passengers. Ford has urged drivers with impacted vehicles to cont…

Ford, Mazda issue 'do not drive' warning for older vehicles with faulty Takata airbags

Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of older vehicles in the U.S. and Canada not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air bag inflators that have not been replaced.

Stop driving these Ford, Mazda models immediately, owners warned; Takata air bag work still needed

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the inflators can explode with too much force in a crash, blowing apart a metal canister and shooting fragments that can severely injure or kill people.