Yaris Takata Airbag Recall

[Dodge Aries K]

If they start fixing them now I'm going to be mad because I was told over a year so I gave my 2008 back and got a 13 Elantra that I like a lot less than the Yaris it replaced...

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by Dodge Aries K

If they start fixing them now I'm going to be mad because I was told over a year so I gave my 2008 back and got a 13 Elantra that I like a lot less than the Yaris it replaced...

It's being done by geographic priority based on propensity for fluctuating temperatures and humidity as those are the factors that increase the chances of failure.

[dogsridewith]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

It's being done by geographic priority based on propensity for fluctuating temperatures and humidity as those are the factors that increase the chances of failure.

That's what's been said from multiple sources for awhile. My question: How the flip does humidity get to the inflator charge...wouldn't that be hermetically sealed for an expected lifetime of at least 50 years?
(Toyota Takata airbag inflator grenade)

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by tarkus

Dude, you better move out of there fast, before half the state falls into the sea at the next major earthquake.

I think the political landscape is going to do me in before the big one finally hits...

Originally Posted by dogsridewith

That's what's been said from multiple sources for awhile. My question: How the flip does humidity get to the inflator charge...wouldn't that be hermetically sealed for an expected lifetime of at least 50 years?
(Toyota Takata airbag inflator grenade)

You'd think so, but they went through the exercise of ranking and color coding each state on the map. Happy CA was ranked a red state (far too ironic).