These so-called "Alpha" inflators, found in certain 2001 – 2003 Honda and Acura models, have an alarming rupture rate of as high as 50 percent, according NHTSA and Takata. "Alpha" Inflators at High RiskĪs Honda continues its extensive and unprecedented efforts to replace defective Takata airbag inflators in Honda and Acura vehicles, the company, along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is focusing on a subset of these inflators that are especially worrisome. A significant number of vehicles affected by the Takata airbag inflator recalls are now or soon to be more than 15 years old. While Honda found completion rates of up to 80 percent for vehicles in the first year of ownership, the company also found that the completion percentage declines with each passing year, to around 33 percent in the 9th and 10th year of ownership. To compare this completion rate with other industry recalls, Honda analyzed 14 unrelated automotive recall campaigns, with a combined volume of more than eight million vehicles. (Tasa de finalización de la reparación a partir del) Considering the scale of the recall and the age of the vehicles involved, Honda is making steady progress. In total, approximately 16.8 million Takata inflators have been replaced (En total, se han reemplazado aproximadamente 16.8 millones de infladores Takata). Despite a diminishing population of unrepaired vehicles, approximately 1,000 repairs continue to be made each day, nationwide. This pace of repairs was unprecedented in Honda’s history. In the early stages of the expanded Takata recalls, Honda and Acura dealers were replacing upwards of 20,000 Takata airbag inflators on a daily basis. Because certain, specific vehicles are subject to more than one recall (for example, both a driver and passenger airbag inflator recall) approximately 21 million total Takata airbag inflators have been recalled ( un total aproximado de 21 millones de infladores de bolsas de aire Takata han sido retirados del mercado). have been or now are subject to a recall related to ruptures of Takata airbag inflators with phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Total Vehicles RecalledĪpproximately 12.9 million Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. Honda's is committed to replacing or accounting for all of the recalled Takata airbag inflators installed in Honda and Acura vehicles in the United States. Honda's Commitment to Recall Repair Completion
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