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Members of Congress are calling faulty air bags from Japanese manufacturer Takata<\/a> \u201ca public safety threat,\u201d foreshadowing what could become the country\u2019s largest recall in history and prompting skepticism about automakers\u2019 ability to manage the recall.<\/p>\n

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Takata airbags have triggered the biggest recall in U.S. history. From smjbk<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

It could be massive, affecting more than 30 million cars and trucks \u2014 top-selling models from Honda, Toyota, Chrysler, GM, and six other companies among them \u2014 across the country. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA<\/a>) has so far limited the recall to areas of high humidity, such as Florida, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, due to the belief that the defective air bags are especially dangerous in humid conditions.<\/p>\n

The origins of the defect are unclear, but faulty propellants are suspected. When inflated, air bags that have the troubled propellants may cause shrapnel to fire into passengers. On Christmas Eve 2009, 33-year-old Gurjit Rathore of Virginia was hit in the neck with pieces of an air bag that exploded while she was driving her Honda Accord. Her three children watched their mother bleed to death, according to a lawsuit filed by the family.<\/p>\n

To date, the air bags have been blamed for four deaths and more than 100 injuries. Although the incident rate is low, senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) are \u201cincreasingly troubled and alarmed\u201d by the NHTSA\u2019s response to the issue, they wrote in a letter to the agency last week.<\/p>\n

Critical of the limited geographic recall, the lawmakers wrote that there was \u201cno factual basis for distinguishing between states or regions of the country regarding the potential severe danger of this defect.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReplacement parts are \u2018essential to personal safety\u2019 for all drivers whether they live in New England or Florida,\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n

But the NHTSA defended its actions, arguing that a widespread recall could divert the limited supply of replacement air bags from areas where higher rates of risk have been demonstrated.<\/p>\n

At issue is Takata and carmakers\u2019 ability to provide replacement air bags. Honda has said that it doesn\u2019t have enough parts to immediately fix the 5 million-plus Civics, Accords, and other models carrying the faulty air bags, while Toyota has told dealerships to disable those in affected models. Notes warning riders against sitting in the passenger seat should be temporarily affixed to the glove boxes, the company said.<\/p>\n

With air bags in short supply, Karl Brauer, a senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book<\/a>, told the press that it may take \u201cyears for this to be addressed.\u201d In the meantime, \u201cyou could have tens of millions of dangerous vehicles on the road,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Aware of that possibility, policymakers in Washington have requested briefings with the NHTSA. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee that will review the recall, has promised to take a hard look at its timeline and scope.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to vehicle safety, there can be no margin for error,\u201d he told the media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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