US national highway agency issues advisory over faulty air bag replacements in used cars

FILE - Cars and trucks travel on Interstate 5 near Olympia, Wash., March 25, 2019. On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration alerted drivers to the existence of “cheap, substandard replacement air bag inflators” that can fail to prevent serious injuries or death in a vehicle wreck. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning drivers about “cheap, substandard replacement air bag inflators” in used cars that can fail to prevent serious injuries or death in a vehicle wreck. The agency said Wednesday that three people...