Memory Ranger pickups Ford Motor Company expanded to include more airbag defect exists after Takata Corporation, a fatal accident exposed the defects were not previously known in Malaysia in the United States.
Ford will replace the 2004 and 2005 model year trucks, not just passenger airbags, driver's side airbag which is the subject of an earlier recall, according to a statement from the Transportation Security Administration's National Highway on Friday.
In a subsequent review of agency action to determine which American cars in the car in front of Honda Motor Company, crashed in Malaysia is similar to an air bag four months - the first death of a broken Takada products outside the United States .S.
Takata airbag has been under consideration by the United States of defects that can cause after its explosion, sending metal shrapnel driver and front passenger were identified. Ten car manufacturers like Honda and Toyota Motor Corp. has recalled more than 110,000 cars in the United States this year protection device defects, according to Reuters. Worldwide, more than 170,000 were recalled, Reuters reported.
"We are actively investigating all manufacturers Takada airbags and other vehicles, and we look at every angle we seek security," deputy director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, David Friedman said in a statement.
Takada, headquartered in Tokyo, part of the production, said the driver side airbag does not involve breaking the Ford Ranger famous incident, according to the summary of the NHTSA.
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July 27 accident in Malaysia, causing a pregnant woman in a compact Honda City. Airbag can be traced back to LaGrange, Georgia, a now-closed plant.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was informed of the accident in Malaysia in September, according to today announced a summary of the institution. Takada told investigators that the agency did not use the airbag vehicles in the United States. Ranger is the only US carrier know you have a similar crash in Malaysia by Takada a package, the agency said.
Ford has announced the removal of airbags Ranger this year, with the 2005-07 and 2005-06 Mustang GT coupe. The recalled 58,669 - a number that will not increase announced on Friday.
In the expanded recall, the front passenger airbag and Glasgow Rangers will return to Takada test, NHTSA said.
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