NHTSA Campaign 14E073000

AIR BAGS

Issued by Takata Corporation · Reported Nov 13, 2014 ·

What's 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.

Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

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 affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TAKATA PSPI AIR BAG INFLATOR
TAKATA PSPI-L AIR BAG INFLATOR
TAKATA SPI AIR BAG INFLATOR

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14E073000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.