Stop driving your Honda or Acura right now!

[veeman]

Recent tests show that up to 50% of the Takata airbags, which are in several different models of cars but particularly Hondas and Acuras (300,000 of them) exploded upon deployment in tests.  Federal regulators (NHTSA) say the cars with these airbags should not be driven anywhere except to a dealer to have the airbag(s) replaced.  Honda does not dispute this recommendation.

My mother in law has not been driving her well maintained Acura RDX for a few months now, all on Acura or perhaps Takata's dime.  She's been getting around in a rental Kia Soul (a noticeable downgrade but free car nonetheless) and will be for a month or so more until her VIN number pops up on their computer that her car's replacement airbags have arrived.

[shp4man]

Lots of people don't take their cars in for recall, even after getting a notice. After a certain period of time, the chance for a successful lawsuit for shit that may happen expires. 

[Xer0]

Where do you go to check if our car is subject to this recall?

[MX793]

http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Press+Releases/nhtsa-takata-high-risk-inflators-06302016

[Soup DeVille]

Now I feel bad about giving my friend crap for removing the airbag from his Civic.

[CaminoRacer]

My mom's Mazda6 had the drivers airbag replaced but she hasn't gotten a notice for the passenger one yet.

[ifcar]

Recent tests show that up to 50% of the Takata airbags, which are in several different models of cars but particularly Hondas and Acuras (300,000 of them) exploded upon deployment in tests.  Federal regulators (NHTSA) say the cars with these airbags should not be driven anywhere except to a dealer to have the airbag(s) replaced.  Honda does not dispute this recommendation.

My mother in law has not been driving her well maintained Acura RDX for a few months now, all on Acura or perhaps Takata's dime.  She's been getting around in a rental Kia Soul (a noticeable downgrade but free car nonetheless) and will be for a month or so more until her VIN number pops up on their computer that her car's replacement airbags have arrived.

Not 50% of Takata airbags. 50% of a certain type of Takata airbag of a certain age, affecting certain 15-year-old Hondas.

[AutobahnSHO]

Seems like the dealerships should be unplugging or otherwise disabling them until they can get replacement parts!...

[cawimmer430]

Ok, I will drive my Camry instead! 

[Soup DeVille]

Seems like the dealerships should be unplugging or otherwise disabling them until they can get replacement parts!...

They probably are legally not allowed to, and if they are it's likely a liability issue for them to do that too.

[MX793]

They probably are legally not allowed to, and if they are it's likely a liability issue for them to do that too.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.  Leave the airbag in and functional and it will likely function more like a claymore mine than passive safety restraint.  Take it out and the driver will also be at greater risk of severe injury since the car's restraint systems are designed to work with the airbags, not independent of them.