NHTSA criticized for dragged-out ARC inflator investigation

October 15, 2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was criticized by safety advocates after an exploding airbag inflator that was under investigation for more than six years killed a second person. “On Wednesday, NHTSA posted recall documents filed by General Motors that revealed the second death, the driver of a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse SUV with an inflator made by Tennessee company ARC blew apart, spewing shrapnel,” said Autoblog, adding that ARC inflators are similar to Takata’s devices. (Source: Autoblog) Read the original story…

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Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.

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