What Is an Alpha Airbag
Share: You’ve Likely Heard That Tens of Millions of Takata Air Bags Are or Will Be Under Recall Due to a Serious Safety Defect. What You Might Not Know Is That...
Share: You’ve likely heard that tens of millions of Takata air bags are or will be under recall due to a serious safety defect. What you might not know is that the oldest of these air bags, referred to as “Alphas,” pose a 50 percent risk of a type of failure that has caused serious injuries and deaths.
How do I know if my car has Takata airbags?
Visit to find out if your car or truck is under recall. Search using your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Your search result will tell you if your car or truck is included in this recall or any other safety recall.
What was wrong with Takata airbags?
Takata airbags affected by the compulsory recall use a chemical called phase-stabilised ammonium nitrate (PSAN). … The defect may cause the airbag to deploy with too much explosive force so that sharp metal fragments shoot out and hit vehicle occupants, potentially injuring or killing them.
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