Takata Ssi-20 Side Inflator, model year 9999. Filed by Takata Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 4 February 2016. 1,129 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Takata Corporation (Takata) is recalling certain seat-mounted, SSI-20 design type, Side Air Bag Inflators manufactured December 13, 2014, to December 14, 2014. A suspected manufacturing error during production of certain inflator lots may result in unusually high pressures in the inflators upon deployment of the side …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16E009 cover?
- Takata Ssi-20 Side Inflator.
- What is wrong with them?
- Takata Corporation (Takata) is recalling certain seat-mounted, SSI-20 design type, Side Air Bag Inflators manufactured December 13, 2014, to December 14, 2014.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Takata is working with the vehicle manufacturers that used these inflators in their vehicles. Those manufacturers are contacting their vehicle owners and their dealers will replace the seat-mounted side air bag inflators, free of charge.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16E009 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Takata Corporation |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Side/Window |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 February 2016 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | TAKATA SSI-20 SIDE INFLATOR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Takata is working with the vehicle manufacturers that used these inflators in their vehicles. Those manufacturers are contacting their vehicle owners and their dealers will replace the seat-mounted side air bag inflators, free of charge. General Motors vehicles are covered by recall 15V-666 and Volkswagen vehicles are covered by recall 16V-045.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16E009, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16e009/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Takata notices we hold
- 16E006: SDI driver-side air bag inflators manufactured from start of production (January 1, 2002) through production impacting up through model year 2014
- 16E005: PSDI-5 air bag inflators manufactured from start of production (January 1, 2003), through production impacting up through model year 2014
All 3 Takata campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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