Takata Pspi Air Bag Inflator, Takata Pspi-1.1 Air Bag Inflator, Takata Pspi-2 Air Bag Inflator, Takata Pspi-6 Air Bag Inflator, Takata Pspi-L Air Bag Inflator, Takata Spi Air Bag Inflator, model year 9999. Filed by Takata Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 16 May 2016. 250,000 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Takata Corporation (Takata) has determined that certain PSPI, PSPI-1.1, PSPI-2, PSPI 6, PSPI-L, and SPI air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment, such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags, may …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16E044 cover?
- Takata Pspi Air Bag Inflator, Takata Pspi-1.1 Air Bag Inflator, Takata Pspi-2 Air Bag Inflator, Takata Pspi-6 Air Bag Inflator, Takata Pspi-L Air Bag Inflator, Takata Spi Air Bag Inflator.
- What is wrong with them?
- Takata Corporation (Takata) has determined that certain PSPI, PSPI-1.1, PSPI-2, PSPI 6, PSPI-L, and SPI air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment, such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the...
- 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?
- Takata will be working with vehicle manufacturers to determine into which vehicles the affected inflators were installed either as original or replacement equipment during service. As this work progresses, numerous vehicle recalls will likely be announced by the impacted vehicle manufacturers.
- 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 | 16E044 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Takata Corporation |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module |
| Reported to NHTSA | 16 May 2016 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | TAKATA PSPI AIR BAG INFLATOR, TAKATA PSPI-1.1 AIR BAG INFLATOR, TAKATA PSPI-2 AIR BAG INFLATOR, TAKATA PSPI-6 AIR BAG INFLATOR, TAKATA PSPI-L AIR BAG INFLATOR, TAKATA SPI AIR BAG 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 will be working with vehicle manufacturers to determine into which vehicles the affected inflators were installed either as original or replacement equipment during service. As this work progresses, numerous vehicle recalls will likely be announced by the impacted vehicle manufacturers. Takata notified the OEMs on May 16, 2016. NHTSA will supply this information as soon as possible. Note: Vehicles registered outside of these states may be covered by recalls 16E-042 or 16E-043.
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.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16E044, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16e044/
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- Defect summary
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