Takata Corporation is a Japanese automotive parts company that began by making lifelines for parachutes before selling seat-belts. In , Takata started to make airbags and at one time controlled as much as 20 percent of the market. In , Takata began what would ultimately become the largest auto recall in history.
Inflators could be ignited with explosive force or metal shards from the airbag could be sprayed throughout the passenger cabin when the inflator housing ruptures. Consumer Reports noted that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA determined that Takata airbags used ammonium nitrate-based propellent without a chemical drying agent, and age, high temperatures, or environmental moisture could improperly inflate the airbags possibly sending shrapnel into a person.
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The 40 million vehicles recalled across a dozen different vehicle brands included a sizable number of different automobiles. While the recall was initially instituted several years ago, the number of vehicles being added has continually grown. The United States Department of Transportation DOT stated in a November report that there were approximately 46 million Takata airbag inflators under recall with scheduled expansion to roughly 65 million inflators by the end of According to the DOT, all 13 reported fatalities involved Takata airbag inflators exploding.
The same types of explosions have also been responsible for scores of injuries. According to the DOT, Tennessee had , affected inflators, with , unrepaired. An estimated , vehicles were affected in Tennessee, and , were unrepaired. A Takata airbag explosion has the potential to cause fatal or severe injuries.
