National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expands Takata airbag recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has added four new models to the airbag recalls from Takata -- Honda CRVs, Mazda6 and Subaru Legacy and Outback.

Last year, 19 million vehicles from 11 automakers were recalled because of the faulty airbags that could inflate and rupture, sending shards of metal flying. Explosions involving the airbag inflators have been blamed for eight deaths in the United States and one overseas.

NHTSA says it has found five new passenger-side inflators that ruptured under testing for cars under recall and adds the following model years and models to the recall list:

• 2005-2008 Mazda6

• 2002-2004 Honda CR-V

• 2005-2008 Subaru Legacy

• 2005-2008 Subaru Outback

By March, NHTSA will require all automakers to have enough parts on hand to repair inflators in high-humidity regions.

Find out if your vehicle is effected by heading to SaferCar.gov and type in your VIN number. 

Often, there can be a slight delay when cars are added to the recall for them to be added to be added to this database.
 


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