Air bag inflator recall crisis deepens in the US
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General Motors is recalling nearly 1 million SUVs due to potentially dangerous air bag inflators produced by ARC Automotive. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging ARC to recall 67 million devices manufactured before 2018 because they can explode and spray shrapnel around a vehicle. At least nine air bag-related incidents that occurred between 2009 and March of this year have resulted in two deaths and multiple severe injuries.
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