(Reuters) – Major automakers including Stellantis, General Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen voiced opposition on Tuesday to a request from the U.S. federal highway safety agency to recall 52 million vehicle systems. airbags.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials said airbag systems produced by automotive suppliers ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive should be recalled because they could rupture and spray metal fragments.
This recall would be one of the largest ever carried out in the United States. (Reporting David Shepardson; French version Camille Raynaud)
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