The NHTSA, which oversees programs relating to the safety performance of motor vehicles and other equipment, said air bag inflators made by Knoxville-based manufacturer ARC Automotive, Inc. were ...

"We have not had any ARC airbag inflators rupture in the field." James Bell, a Kia spokesman, said, "We do not have a final count on vehicles that were built with ARC inflators, but the team is ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is calling for an immediate recall of 67 million airbag inflators due to a dangerous defect, the agency said in a letter to ARC Automotive ...

In a few cases, according to NHTSA, ARC air bag inflators could be blocked by small pieces of debris, stopping the gases from escaping as they should. This could cause the inflator to explode ...

After an eight-year investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officially declared the air bag inflators from ARC and Delphi defective, the first step in the agency ...

The airbag inflators in question were manufactured by ARC Automotive, a tier-two automotive supplier based in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NHTSA has had an inkling of the problem for some years now.

“We have not had any ARC airbag inflators rupture in the field.” Kia spokesperson James Bell said, “We do not have a final count on vehicles that were built with ARC inflators, but the team ...

“We have not had any ARC airbag inflators rupture in the field.” James Bell, a Kia spokesman, said, “We do not have a final count on vehicles that were built with ARC inflators, but the team ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently demanded the recall of 67 million air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc., citing a safety defect. While General Motors ...