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Related: About this forumMassive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know, Including Full List of Affected Vehicles
The automotive world and beyond is buzzing about the massive airbag recall covering many millions of vehicles in the United States from nearly two dozen brands. Heres what you need to know about the problem; which vehicles may have the defective, shrapnel-shooting inflator parts from Japanese supplier Takata; and what to do if your vehicle is one of them.
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8/8/18, 3:30 p.m.: Ford wants to fix every 2006 Ranger pickup so badly, its willing to pay dealerships $1000 to find every last one. The incentive now applies to approximately 8300 such pickups with faulty Takata airbags out of 33,320 affected in the recall. Of approximately 37 million vehicles recalled to replace frontal drivers- and passenger-side inflators, the 2006 Ranger is considered to be one of the most dangerous because of its potential to spray shrapnel in a crash.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/news/massive-takata-airbag-recall-everything-you-need-to-know-including-full-list-of-affected-vehicles/ar-BBLGBJ7?li=AAggNb9
*Scroll to the bottom of the article for a complete list of makes and models affected.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Thanks for posting. I will have to check the list for the vehicles we own and pass along the information to friends and family.
Rhiannon12866
(221,385 posts)That was my reason for posting this - there are so many makes and models on this list that it's very likely to know someone affected. Myself, I dodged a bullet by one year!
woodsprite
(12,183 posts)Well be looking for a used vehicle for our kids to drive to college soon.
Rhiannon12866
(221,385 posts)I often read auto news on GasBuddy and this sounds like the most dangerous and comprehensive recall I've seen!