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Replacement airbags are killing people with shrapnel

Gail P Sherman
Jan 28, 2026
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Airbag crash

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a stark warning after numerous deaths and serious injuries caused by airbags in used cars. Eight people were killed, and there were two serious injuries when airbag inflators ruptured when deploying in a crash, “sending large metal fragments into drivers’ chests, necks, eyes and f…

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