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Rhiannon12866

(204,768 posts)
Fri Aug 10, 2018, 04:52 AM Aug 2018

Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know, Including Full List of Affected Vehicles

The automotive world and beyond is buzzing about the massive airbag recall covering many millions of vehicles in the United States from nearly two dozen brands. Here’s what you need to know about the problem; which vehicles may have the defective, shrapnel-shooting inflator parts from Japanese supplier Takata; and what to do if your vehicle is one of them.

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8/8/18, 3:30 p.m.: Ford wants to fix every 2006 Ranger pickup so badly, it’s willing to pay dealerships $1000 to find every last one. The incentive now applies to approximately 8300 such pickups with faulty Takata airbags out of 33,320 affected in the recall. Of approximately 37 million vehicles recalled to replace frontal driver’s- and passenger-side inflators, the 2006 Ranger is considered to be one of the most dangerous because of its potential to spray shrapnel in a crash.


https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/news/massive-takata-airbag-recall-everything-you-need-to-know-including-full-list-of-affected-vehicles/ar-BBLGBJ7?li=AAggNb9


*Scroll to the bottom of the article for a complete list of makes and models affected.

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Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know, Including Full List of Affected Vehicles (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 OP
Wow! Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #1
Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #2
Thanks for posting! Very helpful! woodsprite Aug 2018 #3
Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #4

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
1. Wow!
Fri Aug 10, 2018, 06:00 AM
Aug 2018

Thanks for posting. I will have to check the list for the vehicles we own and pass along the information to friends and family.

Rhiannon12866

(204,768 posts)
2. Thanks!
Fri Aug 10, 2018, 06:13 AM
Aug 2018

That was my reason for posting this - there are so many makes and models on this list that it's very likely to know someone affected. Myself, I dodged a bullet by one year!

woodsprite

(11,904 posts)
3. Thanks for posting! Very helpful!
Fri Aug 10, 2018, 07:32 AM
Aug 2018

We’ll be looking for a used vehicle for our kids to drive to college soon.

Rhiannon12866

(204,768 posts)
4. Thanks!
Sat Aug 11, 2018, 12:12 AM
Aug 2018

I often read auto news on GasBuddy and this sounds like the most dangerous and comprehensive recall I've seen!

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