Takata to stop using volatile chemical linked to air bag ruptures

[Yahoo! News]

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The Japanese supplier is at the center of a global recall of tens of millions of cars for potentially deadly air bag inflators that could deploy with too much force and spray metal fragments inside vehicles. Use of ammonium nitrate as a propellant in Takata air bags has been connected to dozens of ruptured inflators since 2003. The agreement to stop using ammonium nitrate was detailed by Takata executive Kevin Kennedy, in written testimony ahead of a hearing before a U.S. House panel on Tuesday.

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