Key Safety Systems Curtain Airbag Inflator, model year 9999. Filed by Key Safety Systems, Inc. - (DBA Joyson) and reported to NHTSA on 25 August 2021. 622,392 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Key Safety Systems, Inc. (DBA Joyson) is recalling certain HPH-A curtain air bag inflators. Moisture introduced during the manufacturing process can cause corrosion inside the pressure vessel, causing the inflator to rupture.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21E080 cover?
- Key Safety Systems Curtain Airbag Inflator.
- What is wrong with them?
- Key Safety Systems, Inc. (DBA Joyson) is recalling certain HPH-A curtain air bag inflators. Moisture introduced during the manufacturing process can cause corrosion inside the pressure vessel, causing the inflator to rupture.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An inflator rupture can cause fragments to enter the cabin, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Joyson will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers to replace the curtain air bag module, free of charge. Purchasers may contact Joyson customer service at 475-6111. Joyson's number for this recall is QN10584 and QN20023.
- 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 can cause fragments to enter the cabin, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21E080 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Key Safety Systems, Inc. - (DBA Joyson) |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Side/Window:Curtain:Inflator |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 August 2021 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS CURTAIN AIRBAG INFLATOR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An inflator rupture can cause fragments to enter the cabin, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Joyson will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers to replace the curtain air bag module, free of charge. Purchasers may contact Joyson customer service at 475-6111. Joyson's number for this recall is QN10584 and QN20023.
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 21E080, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21e080/
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 Key Safety Systems notices we hold
- 25E013: one side curtain air bag, part number 2009086-3
- 22E011: Curtain Air Bag Inflators, part numbers 2557843AA and 2553433AC
- 21E095: Curtain Air Bag Inflators, model HPH-A, and part numbers 2546178-AD, 2546179-AD, 2546180-AD, and 2546219-AE
All 4 Key Safety Systems campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
8d7dbcad - Consequence
9b65371d - Remedy
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