| Subject: | Defective air bag crash sensor |
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| Investigations Summary: | Cfas sent a follow-up letter on December 12, 1996, to change the intent of the petition to "airbag aggressivity and deployment variability. "NHTSA received the letter on 12/12/96; accordingly, the petition due day was changed to April 12, 1997. Cfas petitioned the agency to conduct an investigation to determine whether the "airbag crash sensor and/or deployment systems" for the 1991-92 Chevrolet corsica/beretta, 1990-92 Ford taurus, and 1994-96 Chrysler minivans are defective. Cfas allege that "information on low speed crashes here occupants have suffered fatal injuries suggests [that the above vehicles] have defective airbag crash sensor and/or deployment systems. " |
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