🧵 1. US officials suggest recalling 52 million airbag inflators due to safety concerns. Could be one of the largest recalls in history. #business
🧵 1. US officials suggest recalling 52 million airbag inflators due to safety concerns. Could be one of the largest recalls in history. #business
🧵 2. Faulty airbag inflators may rupture and send metal fragments flying, risking serious injury or death. 2 deaths and 7 injuries reported.
🧵 3. Chinese-owned ARC Automotive refuses to acknowledge need for recall, calling incidents "isolated". Delphi Automotive made 11M of the inflators.
🧵 4. Vehicles from various automakers, including GM, Ford, and BMW, could be affected. European carmakers yet to confirm if same inflators used.
🧵 5. Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai respond to NHTSA's initial decision on ARC inflators. Reviewing the situation. Other carmakers have not yet commented.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/06/millions-of-airbags-has-to-be-recalled-in-the-us-what-about-europe
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