Japan Bans Certain Takata Air Bag Inflators for Future Cars
- Transport ministry in Japan takes action similar to U.S.
- Ammonium nitrate air bag propellant may be causing ruptures
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Japan banned certain Takata Corp. air bag inflators from future cars and set time frames for the components to be phased out from existing models, taking measures nearly identical to a U.S. regulator’s order one month ago.
Automakers won’t be allowed to use Takata air bag inflators with ammonium nitrate propellant in cars under development, Japan’s transport ministry said in a statement issued Friday in Tokyo. Inflators without a moisture-absorbing substance will be phased out from driver-side air bags by 2017 and passenger-side devices by 2018.