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takyon writes:

Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata has doubled estimates of the number of vehicles affected by an airbag defect to 34 million. Moisture can infiltrate the defective airbags, which causes the chemical propellant inside to ignite too quickly, breaking the inflator and sending "metal shards into the passenger cabin that can lead to serious injury or death." The airbags have been linked to six deaths and over 100 injuries.

The NHTSA's Recalls Spotlight site asks owners to use a VIN search tool for up to several weeks after the announcement of the recall. Models affected include cars from Acura/Honda (5.5 million), BMW (765,000), Chrysler/Dodge/Ram (2.88 million), Ford (538,977), Infiniti/Nissan (1,091,000), Toyota/Lexus/Pontiac (1,514,000), Mazda (330,000), Mitsubishi (11,985), Saab, and Subaru (17,516).

(Numbers are subject to change.)

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "doubled estimates" - http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32806056
3. "Moisture can infiltrate the defective airbags" - http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Press+Releases/DOT-action-on-takata-air-bag-defects
4. "Recalls Spotlight" - http://www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/index.html
5. "VIN search" - https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/
6. "tool" - http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Owners/vin-lookup-sites
7. "Models affected" - http://blog.caranddriver.com/massive-takata-airbag-recall-everything-you-need-to-know-including-full-list-of-affected-vehicles/

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