Land Cruiser is not involved.
Takata Airbag Recall and Land Cruiser
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LMAO, with my looks they would look at the before pic's and then after pic's and tell me I owed them money for the free face reconstruction
Thanks Dan! LX as well I assume since it's all the same underneath?
Not involved.
Not involved because it's a proven good part or not involve because there are too few data points collected to prove there is a problem? Rhetorical question.
I think it's 'not involved' because it's a different airbag manufacturer.
Gotcha. I have a buddy with a 120 and his isn't on the list either. Both of our vehicles come out of Japan and we were thinking that it may have been related to parts sourcing. Didn't realize though that they weren't Takata.
I still gotta believe that at some point they all have a finite life to them.
Well, I'm not sure if they used different airbags for all LCs - the sourcing could vary according to demand at the time of build. I do know that the recall is so big it could be months before all the cars affected are on each manufacturer's list, so unless we look at our airbags ourselves (relatively easy on the steering wheel) I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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Yeah, but the blast was caused by the truck being on fire, not the propellant and the igniters just randomly exploding in transit.
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True. But the whole reason they are being recalled in the first place is because they would randomly deploy when exposed to varying high temperatures and moisture in the air. Fluctuating temps will accelerate the degradation of ammonium nitrate as will moisture. Over time they would become more and more unstable and likely to deploy. Yeah there was a fire, but if anything it proves that the recall is necessary.
I thought the problem was moisture degraded metal parts associated with the igniters so when they did deploy in an accident they shot metal shrapnel parts into your face? Either way, I don't see how this was an issue with the air bags specifically. An ammonium nitrate truck going to a fertilizer plant could have had similar effects in these circumstances.
PabloCruise
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Bad news!
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This story explains it a little better - the driver failed to negotiate a turn: Truck carrying Takata air bag materials explodes in Texas, killing one
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I posted that merely for entertainment purposes, not to prove that the air bags were bad. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirms that exposure to varying heat and moisture causes the ammonium nitrate to become unstable. When the air bag deploys it fails to deploy in a safe manner which then sends shrapnel into your face.
U.S. Department of Transportation expands and accelerates Takata air bag inflator recall to protect American drivers and passengers
"NHTSA and its independent expert reviewed the findings of three independent investigations into the Takata air bag ruptures and confirmed the findings on the root cause of inflator ruptures. A combination of time, environmental moisture and fluctuating high temperatures contribute to the degradation of the ammonium nitrate propellant in the inflators. Such degradation can cause the propellant to burn too quickly, rupturing the inflator module and sending shrapnel through the air bag and into the vehicle occupants."
U.S. Department of Transportation expands and accelerates Takata air bag inflator recall to protect American drivers and passengers
"NHTSA and its independent expert reviewed the findings of three independent investigations into the Takata air bag ruptures and confirmed the findings on the root cause of inflator ruptures. A combination of time, environmental moisture and fluctuating high temperatures contribute to the degradation of the ammonium nitrate propellant in the inflators. Such degradation can cause the propellant to burn too quickly, rupturing the inflator module and sending shrapnel through the air bag and into the vehicle occupants."
Anybody know when we're getting our side airbags for the current recall on the 100 series
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Interesting history on this...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/business/takata-airbag-recall-crisis.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/business/takata-airbag-recall-crisis.html
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Wow. I would not want to work at Takata these days...
I checked it yesterday on the lexus owners website and it said September 2016, but I doubt they will be ready
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Said part is they are still being used in current cars.
