Affected Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Date Published
SEP 16, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10098948
TSB Document
Summary
"SERVICE BULLETIN - IN CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE PASSENGERÂ’S (FRONT) AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IF AN AFFECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURE MAY CAUSE THE INFLATOR CASING TO RUPTURE. METAL FRAGMENTS COULD BE PROPELLED UPWARD TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD, OR DOWNWARD TOWARD THE FRONT PASSENGERÂ’S FOOT WELL, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS."