airbags

US backs off effort to recall about 50 million airbag parts

US AUTO safety regulators backed down from forcing a recall of about 50 million airbag inflators they have said could explode in a crash, de-escalating a fight that has dragged on for years.

Nissan issued a warning telling vehicle owners not to drive certain vehicles – the 2002-2006 model year Nissan Sentra, 2002-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 – that were recalled in 2020 but have not been fixed.

US tells owners to stop driving older Nissan vehicles over airbag concerns

Over the past decade, more than 100 million Takata airbag inflators have been recalled worldwide