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Eugene

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Thu Apr 2, 2020, 04:42 PM Apr 2020

Nissan recalls over 250K vehicles to replace Takata air bags

Source: Associated Press

Nissan recalls over 250K vehicles to replace Takata air bags

April 2, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.

The vehicles have air bags with volatile ammonium nitrate that can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. But they have a moisture-absorbing chemical that was supposed to make them safe. U.S. safety regulators are to determine whether all inflators with the drying agent have to be recalled.

The Nissan recall covers certain 2012 to 2017 Nissan NV Cargo and Passenger vans, the 2013 to 2015 Nissan Titan pickup and Armada large SUV, and the 2011 and 2012 Infiniti QX56 SUV.

Documents posted Thursday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say Takata packed in too much ammonium nitrate propellant while manufacturing the inflators.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/154cefab9c4a0424a1535a0af01d4be2
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