NHTSA Campaign 17E034000

AIR BAGS

Issued by Takata Corporation · Reported Jul 10, 2017 · 2,700,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Takata Corporation (Takata) has determined that certain PSDI-5 driver frontal air bag inflators that use calcium sulfate as a desiccant may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to moderate absolute humidity, temperatures, and temperature cycling. These inflators were assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment, such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags. This recall is not for all desiccated PSAN inflators; rather it relates to a subset containing calcium sulfate.

Consequence

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Takata will be working with vehicle manufacturers to determine into which vehicles the affected inflators were installed either as original or replacement equipment during service. As this work progresses, various vehicle recalls will likely be announced by the impacted vehicle manufacturers. NHTSA will supply this information as soon as possible.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TAKATA PSDI-5 INFLATOR 2,700,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17E034000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.