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Volvo recently announced a worldwide recall of 460000 vehicles because of concerns about safety risks in old airbags that could be fatal in the event of a collision, according to media reports. It is understood that the suppliers of airbags with safety problems are provided by Germany's Zaifu and Sweden's Autoliff. this time Volvo plans to recall 460769 vehicles, including the 2001-2006 S80 and the 2001-2009 S60. These models were produced between May 2000 and March 2009. Of these, 259383 are from the US market, and it is not known whether the recall involves the domestic market.

Volvo said that if the airbag inflator propellant tablets are affected by high humidity and high inflator temperature, the problem will occur over time. The tablets begin to rot and form dust particles, increasing the pressure and "burning speed" of the equipment. These factors may cause the inflator to break and spray metal fragments into the occupants.

"in the event of a collision and the driver's airbag is activated, inflator fragments in the airbag may protrude in some cases and hit you in the worst case, which can lead to serious injury or death," Volvo said. "

In fact, as early as November 2020, Volvo launched a recall in the United States because of safety problems with airbags, involving 54000 models of the 2001-2003 Volvo S60 and S80.

Volvo did not disclose the cost of the recall because it could be expensive. Prior to this, Takata, a Japanese airbag supplier, went bankrupt because of problems with airbags produced by Takata, which caused a number of car companies around the world to be recalled and lost billions of dollars. up to now, the safety of airbags still affects global car companies.

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