US company refuses to recall 67m airbag inflators after regulator's request

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The parts maker rejected the request, saying investigators had not found any 'systemic' defects.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ARC Automotive's airbag inflators had ruptured and caused injury on several occasions due to a safety defect.ARC replied that the agency's findings did not support a large-scale recall. "An air bag inflator that ruptures when deploying in a vehicle is plainly defective," wrote Stephen Ridella, director of the NHTSA office of defects investigation.

 

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