Major automakers, including General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM), and Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY), along with two air bag manufacturers, have reportedly expressed opposition to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) recommendation to recall 52 million air bag inflators.
The NHTSA's suggestion for a recall arises from concerns that air bag inflators produced by ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive might rupture, causing metal fragments to disperse.
This issue is linked to one fatality and seven injuries in the U.S., following an extensive eight-year government ...