Airbag

The NHTSA has now confirmed a fifth Takata related fatality for 2022 — the third this year for Stellantis — after a driver-side airbag inflator was ruptured in a 2010 Chrysler 300.

NHTSA says the latest death, involving the rupture of a 2002 Honda Accord, is the 23rd fatality confirmed as related to the faulty airbag inflators.

Two separate recalls address the taillights of some 321,600 Model 3s and Model Ys and the airbags of more than 29,000 Model Xs.

Side curtain airbags may not deploy properly on model-year 2022 Maverick pickup trucks.

Ford’s heavy-duty trucks are being recalled for dust accumulation that could lead to a failure of the driver-side airbag to deploy.

The Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs are affected by door wiring harness electrical contacts that may corrode.

More than 128,000 Kia Souls are being recalled for an issue with frontal airbags potentially not deploying.

The Forte, Forte Koup, Sedona, Soul and Soul EV are at risk of damaged circuits that could deactivate airbags.

A water leak that could damage the airbag control module is responsible for Volkswagen’s latest recall of Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs.

Both Audi and Jeep are issuing recalls regarding similar failures of occupant detection systems to trigger airbags.