Yet another fatality involving Takata air bags has happened, but it wasn’t the kind of accident you might be imagining. In August, 2016, near Quemado, Texas, a truck carrying Takata air bag inflators and propellant with ammonium nitrate crashed in a one-vehicle accident, then caught fire and blew up. The explosion demolished a house and […]
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Ford Recalls 150,000 F-150 Pickup Trucks for Accidental Air Bag Deployment
Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks from model years 2005-2006 because of the potential chance that the air bags will deploy without warning. An MSNBC article states that the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received reports of 98 injuries from unintended air bag deployment. The government has reportedly […]