Company Refuses to Recall 67 Million Potentially Deadly Airbags

Close-up of passenger airbag indicator light on dashboard of a car in Lafayette, California, February 7, 2020. Many new vehicles automatically disable the passenger airbag if a passenger is below the weight requirement for safe airbag operation.

ARC Automotive Inc is refusing to recall 67 million airbag inflators that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says have already killed two people and injured seven others in the U.S. and Canada.

A letter posted by NHTSA late Friday says it found the inflators pose an unreasonable risk to drivers after and eight-year-long investigation, according to the Detroit Free Press:

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