As many as 2.1 million vehicles are up for recall after an issue was discovered with airbag deployment for early 2000s models of Toyotas, Hondas, and Chryslers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Safety Advisory:
Each of these models has a part called an electronic control unit that controls deployment of its airbags. An auto parts maker, TRW, supplied control units containing the same control circuit to all three automakers. The defect can cause the airbag to deploy when it shouldn’t – that is, when there is no crash to trigger their deployment. That can cause injuries to occupants and, possibly, cause a crash.
The malfunction spontaneously sends off the airbags in specific models of vehicles including the Acura DMX, Pontiac Vibe, Dodge Viper, Toyota Corolla, and many other models. According to the NHTSA, owners of these vehicles are supposed to report to their respective dealerships for a “temporary fix”:
“While it has not been 100 percent effective, this fix will significantly reduce the chances of an inadvertent airbag deployment that could cause injuries or a crash.”
The advisory by the NHTSA says that the permanent could take several months to be done.
Last year the Takata Corporation, the manufacturer of airbags in half the recalled vehicles, was brought before congress over faulty airbags that deployed with an excess of force, along with particle projectiles that have injured drivers.
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