The Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee allegedly had a fire safety issue in 2013, but the company initially refused to fix it.

The agency had called for the recall of ARC air bags used in 50 million vehicles after seven injuries and a death, but faced pushback from automakers.

DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators have backed away from seeking a giant recall of nearly 50 million air bag inflators and will investigate further after auto industry comments.

Despite opposition from automakers, U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should not be in use, taking another ...

NHTSA may force recall of 52 million potentially explosive airbag inflators The agency may seek a court-ordered recall after Tennessee-based ARC Automotive refuses to issue a full-scale recall ...

NHTSA has investigated ARC inflators since July 2015 after receiving reports of ruptures on two vehicles shortly after the Takata airbag recall began unfolding in 2014.

While ARC ran tests in 2018 of more than 900 inflators taken from 2001-2005 model year cars in salvage yards and found no ruptures, automakers reported ruptures in 2021 and 2023, according to NHTSA.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held a public meeting Thursday to discuss the possible recall of 52 million airbags produced by ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive Systems.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held a public meeting Thursday to discuss the possible recall of 52 million airbags produced by ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive Systems.