DETROIT — Air bags in some Hyundai and Kia cars failed to inflate in crashes and four people are dead. The problem has been traced to electrical circuit shorts in air bag control computers made by parts supplier ZF-TRW. On Feb. 27, Hyundai recalled nearly 155,000 Sonatas due to air bag failures, which the company blamed on the short circuits. In the documents, NHTSA said it understands that the Kia Fortes under investigation use similar air bag control computers made by ZF-TRW. It also will investigate whether “any other vehicle manufacturers used the same or similar” ZF-TRW computers and whether there have been any similar air bag failures.

Source: National Post March 17, 2018 13:13 UTC