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ARC Automotive

Category: Vehicle Parts Manufacturer
Official Site: arcautomotive.com
Address: 1729 Midpark Road, Suite 100, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921
Description: A manufacturer of airbag inflators based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Article Index

DateArticleDetails
8 September 2023Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Contain a Safety Defect; and Scheduling of a Public Meeting
These air bag inflators may rupture when the vehicle's air bag is commanded to deploy, causing metal debris to be forcefully ejected into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Cem Hatipoglu
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi
24 October 2023Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Contain a Safety Defect; Extension of Written Submission Deadline
On September 22, 2023, NHTSA received a request to extend the period during which manufacturers and any interested person may submit written information in response to the agency's Initial Decision published on September 8, 2023. NHTSA is extending the deadline to December 4, 2023.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Cem Hatipoglu
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi
7 December 2023Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Contain a Safety Defect; Second Extension of Written Submission Deadline
NHTSA initially determined that certain air bag inflators manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC through January 2018 may rupture when the vehicle's air bag is commanded to deploy, causing metal debris to be forcefully ejected into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi
5 August 2024Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
NHTSA is issuing this supplemental initial decision to address in greater detail the basis for the agency's initial decision and to ensure that all vehicles and manufacturers that would be impacted by any recall order are included within the scope of the initial decision.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi
27 August 2024Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
On August 7, 2024, NHTSA received a request to extend the period during which manufacturers and any interested person may submit written information in response to the agency's Supplemental Initial Decision published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2024.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi




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