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Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told everyone to expect a Takata recall expansion of 35-40 million vehicles.
And now, it's happening. Of those 35 million, Nissan and Infiniti are recalling 402,000 cars.
Nissan says the 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles are recalled if originally sold or ever registered in zone A.
As mentioned above, the recalls are now being split into zones. For the breakdown on zones and other recall info by visiting CarComplaints.com.
keep reading article "Another Takata Recall Expansion for Passenger Side Inflators"Nissan and Infiniti are expanding their Takata recall to include 226,000 additional vehicles
, bringing their grand total to 706,000 following last year's initial recall.
This newest recall involves model year 2002-2003 Nissan Maxima, Pathfinder and Infiniti I35 and QX4; 2002-2004 Nissan Sentra and 2003 Infiniti FX vehicles.
The problem continues to be the same, dangerous story – the chemicals inside Takata airbag inflators have become unstable, and can explode with such force that they send metal shrapnel flying into the cabin.The recall is expected to begin in mid-August 2014, but parts might be limited as other automakers have recently expanded their Takata recalls as well.
keep reading article "To Infinity And Beyond? Nissan Expands Takata Recalls"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says there are over 3 million vehicles with airbag inflators that explode, sending metal shrapnel into the cabin during an airbag deployment.
While Honda is recalling the most, Nissan (and Infiniti) have recalled over 480,000 vehicles worldwide. That includes the 2001-2003 Infiniti i35 and QX4.
"Takata said the propellant wafers produced at a plant in Moses Lake, Washington, between April 13, 2000 and September 11, 2002, may have been produced with an inadequate compaction force. The propellant could deteriorate over time and cause too much combustion, which could cause the body of the inflator to rupture during air bag deployment."
Vehicles in more humid areas are particularly susceptible to the exploding inflators.
keep reading article "Infiniti Part of Massive Recall for Explosive Airbags"