US bans Chinese air bag components tied to 10 deaths

General Motors Co

29/04/2026 14:22

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday banned substandard Chinese replacement automobile air bag inflators after 10 fatal crashes, saying they pose a significant risk to American drivers. The U.S. auto safety agency said it was aware of 12 crashes in the United States resulting in deaths or serious injury from ruptured replacement air bag inflators made in China by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co  Ltd, also known as DTN, and illegally imported into the U.S., since May 2023.

All of the deaths have taken place in GM GM.N or Hyundai vehicles 005380.KS.

 (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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