German carmaker BMW is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the United States due to faulty airbag inflators that could potentially explode.
German carmaker BMW is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the United States due to faulty airbag inflators that could potentially explode, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. An explosion of the inflator could cause sharp metal fragments to strike the driver or other car occupants, potentially leading to injury or death, the U.S. auto safety regulator said.
More than 30 deaths ? including at least 26 in the United States ? and hundreds of injuries since 2009 have been attributed to Takata airbags fitted to vehicles of various automakers. Over the past decade, more than 100 million vehicles fitted with Takata airbag inflators have been recalled worldwide. Once the world's leading supplier of airbags, Takata filed for bankruptcy in 2017 after the scandal.
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