Following Automaker Outcry, NHTSA Delays Recall of Deadly Airbag Inflators

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will not be seeking an immediate recall of ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive airbags, instead opting to investigate further, reports Reuters.

In Oct. 2023, the agency argued that the airbag inflators should be recalled due to the risk they posed of sending metal shrapnel flying upon deployment. 

Automakers including General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen voiced opposition to NHTSA’s decision, and the agency has since not made a decision.

“NHTSA is specifically looking to gather more information on the technical and engineering differences between the inflators as installed into the manufacturers’ respective vehicles, as well as differences in processes among the relevant factories and manufacturing lines,” NHTSA said in a statement.