Takada refused to disclose details of the testing program defect ambiguous in their statements

Posted on 8/14/2015 10:39:43 AM

Takata Corp. has an airbag defect recall for 34 million, has been the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (hereinafter referred to as NHTSA) has submitted a plan, but it is puzzling to "commercial confidentiality" as an excuse, refused to disclose details of the problem defective airbags . To have stressed that "to protect the safety of consumers," Takada companies, quite a few funny taste.
Caterpillar 320D injector valve According to NHTSA published online Tuesday in the official message, "Test Plan" submitted by Takata Corporation, a total of 37, but the issues involved airbag defect details on page 35 is blank, the reason given is respect Takada: "Confidentiality The contents, including proprietary information. "
Taken together, the issues Takada airbag test plan, trying to solve two core problems, one in line with regulators, legislators and safety advocates demand, on the other hand to take the replacement airbag was designed to investigate the issue whether the solution to the "safe "and how long it takes.
Related NHTSA spokesman also stressed: the present situation, caused by the explosion of an airbag defect problem remains a mystery, yet there is direct evidence that the design flaw, or chemical material issues.
Ferment since the beginning of the year, tens of millions of Takata airbag defect into public view, the US highway safety officials have said, because Takata airbag recall defective vehicles in the United States has reached 34 million, bringing the total global recall of 53 million, involving more than 10 car companies.
In contrast, Japanese cars became the second recall of the "disaster area", July Honda official statistics: involving Takata airbag problem, increase the recall of 4.5 million, it announced the recall has reached a total of 24.5 million.
Nissan has announced terms: Because Takata airbag defects, has recalled 4.4 million cars in the world. Among them, Japan comes to 813,000, as of now, there are about 85% of the vehicles to achieve a recall. Toyota Motor Corporation from June announced the expansion of the recall since, in the United States and more than 2.9 million vehicles recalled.
In further discussion of the reasons Takata airbag defects, safety supervision department has been suspected for "ammonium nitrate base propellant may play a negative role. Takada company's executives have revealed to lawmakers, he said it would continue to use the new airbag inflator to protect chemical less volatile product.
To this end, NHTSA hopes Takada company to the "test question" in the process, and timely inform the public of the reasons and want to test the data scrolling public way. "Inform life and ammonium nitrate-based propellant is safe." NHTSA spokesman said that this will be the most direct evidence of Takada balloon assessment.
Chairman and CEO of Japan's Takata high Tianmao long time and, although it had its airbag defects in eight people were killed and hundreds injured, a public apology. And said the company is currently discussing how to help the victims, including the establishment of the compensation fund.
But documents from third-party research firm show that: consumers Takata airbag defect they could not release the cause and details expressed dissatisfaction, and the airbag replacement of the doubts about whether it is safe. As a security product vendors, but then the user causing injury, which is shocking.

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