Region Letter: the federal safety agency and TK Holdings, Inc. (Takata) have requested the support of BMW,...

Bulletin number

ELC (E2C) Prelim

Component

Air bags

Summary

Region Letter: the federal safety agency and TK Holdings, Inc. (Takata) have requested the support of BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, and Toyota in investigating certain airbag inflator modules manufactured by Takata for use in various vehicles. This investigation includes front passenger airbag inflator modules installed in the covered vehicles. This investigation and regional recall is limited to Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose of this field action is to support the shared immediate interest in protection of owners, drivers, and passengers and the collection of parts for inspection and analysis by the federal safety agency and Takata.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 21 complaints in the airbags category.