US EditionUS issues urgent safety warning after two drivers killed in crashes with faulty air bags
NHTSA warns that 10 crashes involving illegal Chinese inflators caused eight deaths and urges inspections of vehicles with salvage or rebuilt titles.
- Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an urgent safety warning after two drivers were killed and opened an investigation into inflators made in China by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co. Ltd.
- Rupturing on deployment, replacement airbag inflators sent large metal fragments into vehicle occupants after prior crash repairs, NHTSA said these parts were made by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co. Ltd.
- Regulators traced the inflators to 10 crashes causing eight deaths and two serious injuries, and the manufacturer acknowledged the inflators are prohibited from sale in the U.S.
- NHTSA implored the auto repair industry to report sightings and urged vehicle owners to inspect recent airbag replacements and avoid driving cars with one inflator until replaced.
- Known crashes involved Chevrolet Malibu and Hyundai Sonata, mostly with salvage or rebuilt titles, and Fox Business reached out to Hyundai and General Motors for comment.
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US issues urgent safety warning after deadly crashes involving faulty air bags made in China
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