Takata Nadi Inflator, model year 9999. Filed by Takata (TK Global, LLC) and reported to NHTSA on 30 August 2021. 67,323 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Takata (TK Global LLC) is recalling certain Non-Azide driver-side air bag inflators (NADI). These inflators were used by certain vehicle manufacturers and included in recall expansions under NHTSA numbers 21V-401 and 21V-470. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21E082 cover?
- Takata Nadi Inflator.
- What is wrong with them?
- Takata (TK Global LLC) is recalling certain Non-Azide driver-side air bag inflators (NADI). These inflators were used by certain vehicle manufacturers and included in recall expansions under NHTSA numbers 21V-401 and 21V-470.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- During air bag deployment, an inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of serious injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Takata will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers who have filed their own recalls, and their dealers will replace the 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: “During air bag deployment, an inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of seriou…”
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in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21E082 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Takata (TK Global, LLC) |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 August 2021 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | TAKATA NADI INFLATOR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
During air bag deployment, an inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of serious injury or death.
The remedy
Takata will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers who have filed their own recalls, and their dealers will replace the inflators, free of charge.
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 21E082, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21e082/
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