Is your car affected by the air bag recall? Check here - San Jose Mercury News
This undated photo provided by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows a crash test of a 2002 Honda CR-V, one of the models subject to a recall to repair faulty air bags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning 7. 8 million car owners that inflator mechanisms in the air bags can rupture, causing metal fragments to fly out when the bags are deployed. (AP Photo/Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) ( Uncredited ) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has expanded the number of vehicles and manufacturers covered by a warning about air bags. The agency is urging owners to get air bags repaired due to the potential danger to drivers and passengers. The agency is urging people in high-humidity areas such as Florida, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, the U. S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii and "limited areas near the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana" to... The safety agency urges owners to use their vehicle identification number on manufacturer sites to see if vehicles are have been recalled by the manufacturer. Total affected: 627,615. Models: 2000 to 2005 3 Series Sedan, 2000 to 2006 3 Series Coupe, 2000 to 2005 3 Series Sports Wagon, 2000 to 2006 3 Series Convertible, 2001 to 2006 M3 Coupe and M3 Convertible. Source: www.mercurynews.com
