Safety Message from Efamily member Charic Daniels

All,

I checked all of our cars because the Takata airbag recall affects a lot of cars (over 34 million) made by a lot of different manufacturers (for example, Acura, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota).  It turns out Lionel’s car (Dodge Durango) is impacted.  He is scheduled to get the airbag replaced in June. Don’t wait to be contacted; be proactive.  It is easy to check your vehicle; you only need your VIN (probably on your insurance card). Here’s the website: https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/.

Message about her husband Lionel’s car:

NHTSA Recall Number: opens new window takes away from VIN lookup section> 14V-770 Recall Date: January 23, 2015

Manufacturer Recall Number: P78

SUMMARY:

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE, DURING NORMAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

SAFETY RISK:

EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE, DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS, COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED CHANCE OF OCCUPANT INJURY DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS

REMEDY:

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR WILL BE REPLACED.

 

Be safe,

Charic

I want everyone to check their cars as soon as possible, not to panic but to be preventive.  I saw some of the damage done to people’s faces.