White House (Reuters) - U.S. car safety regulators reaffirmed their urgent requests for owners to get fixes after confirming a fifth Takata air bag inflator collision death in 2022.


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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, said that they had confirmed a third Takata air bag inflator death.


The largest vehicle safety recall in history has involved the recall of more than 100 million Takata air bag inflators worldwide and over 67 million in the United States during the past ten years.

Stellantis encouraged owners of 276,000 older U.S. automobiles to cease driving right away in November in response to crash death reports, but only 2,000 owners have received repairs since then.


Since 2009, Takata air bag inflators that can rupture and release metal shards inside automobiles and trucks have been linked to more than 30 deaths worldwide, including 24 U.S. deaths, and hundreds of injuries.


In response to reports of crash deaths, Stellantis advised owners of 276,000 older U.S. cars to stop driving immediately in November; however, just 2,000 owners have obtained repairs since then.


More than 30 deaths worldwide, including 24 in the United States, and hundreds of injuries have been attributed to Takata air bag inflators since 2009, when they were first discovered to be prone to rupturing and releasing metal shards inside cars and trucks.


Three Stellantis deaths in seven months, including the most recent one, which occurred in a 2010 Chrysler 300. The driver-side air bag ruptured upon deployment in an incident that happened in July after the owner loaned the car to a family member, according to the business.


The Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, Challenger, and Charger from the 2005 to 2010 model years are included in the "Do Not Drive" warning if they haven't been fixed.


The driver of a 2002 Honda Accord was killed in a crash in February in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and the NHTSA earlier this month confirmed a seventeenth Honda death from a defective air bag inflator.


Another death related to a faulty Takata air bag inflator in a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup was confirmed by NHTSA in November.


Propeller that might degrade after prolonged exposure to high-temperature changes and humidity was the cause of the Takata recalls.


In relation to the most recent fatal incident, Stellantis claimed that it made a total of 114 outreach attempts over a seven-year period, replaced 6.1 million defective inflators, and made nearly 210 million outreach attempts via mail, courier service, e-mail, text messages, phone calls, and home visits.