The driver of a Ford Ranger car in Florida, USA, died in an accident due to an incorrectly deployed airbag. About informs Associated press. This is the 29th death in the world and the 20th in the US from defective pillows from Japanese firm Takata.
Defective Takata airbags were detected in 100 million vehicles. The problem lies in the gas generator, whose body cracks over time. Therefore, in the event of an accident, the pillow can throw a large number of metal fragments into the passenger compartment of the car. A large-scale recall campaign drove the Japanese company Takata into bankruptcy.
As for the driver of the Ford Ranger, he was told that he had to come to the workshop to replace the faulty pillow with a new one, but he did not.
Most fatal crashes caused by Takata airbags have occurred in the United States, but there have also been incidents in Australia and Malaysia.
Previously reportedA major accident involving at least 10 trucks and cars occurred at the exit of the Tavrida highway near Sevastopol.