NHTSA releases updated Takata airbag recalled cars list, but it still has errors
 

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<p>Unfortunately, the government's list still contains errors.</p>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a> has issued an updated list of vehicle models that it's urging owners to repair under the mushrooming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/takata/">Takata</a> airbag inflator recall. The latest version adds vehicles from new automakers like <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/">Subaru</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/">Ford</a> that are missing from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/10/20/nhtsa-urgent-takata-airbag-recall-warning-issued/">the original announcement</a>, and it also removes erroneous entries from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/">General Motors</a>, leaving only the 2005 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/saab/">Saab</a> 9-2X (a reskinned <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/wrx/">Subaru WRX</a>), and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/pontiac/vibe/">2003-2005 Pontiac Vibe</a>, a joint project with <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/">Toyota</a>.<br />
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According to a statement sent to <em>Autoblog </em>by GM, the inaccurate entries on the earlier version came because, "The original NHTSA advisory incorrectly listed a group of 2002-2003 GM models that were part of a 2002 recall involving airbags made by other suppliers."<br />
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This campaign has been spurred by <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/10/20/toyota-lexus-takata-airbag-recall-expands/">recent discoveries from Takata about the risks from these inflators</a>. It's possible for the airbags to rupture in a crash and spray shrapnel at occupants. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/10/21/takata-airbag-victim-looked-like-she-had-been-stabbed-report/">The problem is known to have caused serious injuries and several deaths</a>, and the likelihood of a malfunction has been determined to be especially likely in high humidity areas.<br />
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The recalls <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/27/takata-airbag-recall-history-feature/">related to the faulty parts go back to at least 2001</a>, and most of the vehicles on the latest list are also among <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/23/airbag-recall-widens-include-bmw-chrysler-ford-and-toyota/">the same ones from a campaign in June</a>. Since this isn't a new recall and NHTSA is simply renewing urging people to take action, it's possible some of these models might already be repaired.<br />
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NHTSA appears to be having serious problems with the stress the Takata airbag issue is putting on its consumer website. According to <em>The Detroit News</em>, the <a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2014/10/21/nhtsa-expands-air-bag-alert-million-vehicles/17696793/">agency's VIN lookup service is down</a>, and its daily listing of new recalls is also not working as of this writing.<br />
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