ARC Automotive Inc., for example, has figured out a way to make an airbag inflator that use saltwater brine (and a small pyrotechnic charge) to deploy an airbag instead of the larger charges that ...

Takata is launching a huge expansion of its inflator recall in the US to cover an estimated 33.8 million vehicles. UPDATE: NHTSA has officially announced the expansion of the Takata airbag ...

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 114,500 of its Beetle and Passat vehicles in response to the potential risk their driver’s side airbag inflators could explode. The side front airbag inflator on ...

The inflator can explode when the airbag deploys, sending fragments into the car and injuring the occupants, it said. Takata airbag inflators have been blamed for the deaths of at least 35 people ...