The Takata Corp. advised the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about another defect in its air bags that appears unrelated to the one that led to the air-bag recall affecting almost 17 million vehicles around the world. The defective piece was found in air bags manufactured at Takata’s plant in Monclova, Mexico, between June 16, 2008, and June 20, 2014. The recently identified defect centers on an incorrectly installed baffle, which regulates gas flow to inflate the air bag. Because of it, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. announced a voluntary recall 1,848 Infiniti QX56 and QX80 full-size SUVs in the U.S. The defect also affects certain vehicles made by the General Motors Co. “Some air bags may contain an inflator that was built with an incorrect outer baffle component that could cause excessive internal pressure inside of the inflator that can lead to a rupture during a deployment. In a vehicle crash event, this may cause inflator components to separate and potentially be propelled toward the interior of the vehicle,” the NHTSA said in a safety recall report (PDF). Read more http://www.ibtimes.com/takata-air-b...vered-affecting-general-motors-nissan-1717385
