Takata recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Takata Corporation (Takata) has determined that certain model SPI, PSPI, and PSPI-L passenger frontal air bag inflators manufactured April 13, 2000, to July 31, 2004, and installed in vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in areas of high absolute humidity, may be susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front passenger air bag. Specifically, vehicles sold, or currently registered, in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Florida and adjacent counties in southern Georgia, as well as the coastal areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, are susceptible to excessive internal pressure that could cause a rupture.
What could happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengerÂs frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
The vehicle manufacturers that installed these inflators on their vehicle products will notify the affected vehicle owners and perform a free remedy on vehicles. Owners may contact their vehicle manufacturer for more information.
Vehicles covered
- Takata Pspi Air Bag Inflator
- Takata Pspi-L Air Bag Inflator
- Takata Spi Air Bag Inflator
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14E073000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Takata Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 13, 2014
- Owners notified
- Jun 19, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- Not stated
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Apr 13, 2000 to Jul 31, 2004
- Part
- Air bags
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Takata recall: Air bags Jan 2, 2020
- Takata recall: Air bags Jan 2, 2019
- Takata recall: Air bags Jan 2, 2019
- Takata recall: Air bags Jan 2, 2019
- Takata recall: Air bags Jan 2, 2018
- Takata recall: Air bags Jan 2, 2018
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.