GM says more Takata recalls could come

YOUNGSTOWN

In a securities filing, General Motors said another 4.3 million vehicles could be impacted by the Takata airbag recall.

GM has already recalled 2.5 million full-size pick-up trucks and sport utility vehicles.

Recalling the 4.3 million vehicles would cost $550 million.

The cost of recalling the 2.5 million vehicles is $320 million.

In the filing GM said it believes that “the results of further testing and analysis will demonstrate that the vehicles do not present an unreasonable risk to safety and that no repair will ultimately be required.”

Vehicles equipped with the defective air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan can explode with too much force and spew shrapnel. More than 100 million vehicles worldwide have been recalled for the faulty airbags.

GM’s analysis and data shows inflators in GM vehicles within the scope of the Takata recall are performing as designed “and show no significant signs of propellant degradation and, therefore, will not pose an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety through 2019, if at all, given the unique vehicle platform and design characteristics of the vehicles and the differences in the airbag inflators in those vehicles.”