Yahoo Autos Takata Airbag Death Sparks Do-Not-Drive Order For Dodge Ram Trucks
Do not drive this truck.
The Takata airbag inflator fiasco has been rumbling on for a decade now, and in those 10 years, automakers across America have been forced to recall more than 67 million cars fitted with the faulty inflators, and more than 100 million worldwide. Now, Stellantis is adding another 29,000 cars to that count after someone was killed when the airbag went off in their Dodge Ram truck.
According to Reuters, a driver was killed in May when the Takata passenger-side bag inflated following a collision. The 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 was one of 385,686 cars recalled by parent company Stellantis back in 2015. However, the company estimates that 29,000 affected models are still on U.S. roads. Reuters reports:
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“More than 30 deaths worldwide, including 26 U.S. deaths, and hundreds of injuries in various automakers’ vehicles since 2009 are linked to Takata air bag inflators that can explode, unleashing metal shrapnel inside cars and trucks.
“The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday confirmed the Takata fatality, which was the first in a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, was one of 385,686 recalled in 2015.”
Stellantis says it sent six recall notices to the owner of the truck involved in the collision, but each went unanswered.
