Takata SDI Inflator: Air bags
Recall 16E006000 · Jan 25, 2016 · Takata Corporation
1,200,000
units affected
1,200,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16E006000
- Date
- Jan 25, 2016
- Maker
- Takata Corporation
- Units affected
- 1,200,000
- Kind
- Vehicle equipment
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Driver side > Inflator module
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Takata Corporation (Takata) is recalling certain SDI driver-side air bag inflators manufactured from start of production (January 1, 2002) through production impacting up through model year 2014 vehicles, and assembled as part of the driver-side frontal air bag modules in certain Audi, Ford, Mazda, Sprinter and Volkswagen vehicles. These inflators, used as original or replacement equipment during service, may rupture from exposure to persistent conditions of high absolute humidity and/or due to manufacturing variability.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Takata will be working with vehicle manufacturers to identify into which vehicles the affected inflators were installed either as original or replacement equipment during service. As this work progresses, numerous vehicle recalls will likely be announced by the impacted vehicle manufacturers. NOTE: Ford has already launched a recall campaign to remedy their affected vehicles under recall number 16V-036.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Takata | Sdi Inflator | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16E006000?
1 model: Takata Sdi Inflator (all years), about 1.20 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16E006000?
Takata will be working with vehicle manufacturers to identify into which vehicles the affected inflators were installed either as original or replacement equipment during service. As this work progresses, numerous vehicle recalls will likely be announced by the impacted vehicle manufacturers. NOTE: Ford has already.
What can happen?
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.