重点:
- NHTSA表示12年至今收到26则车主抱怨乘客侧安全气囊被意外关闭/乘客感应器问题
- NHTSA将针对12'-15'车型进行初步评估，确认气囊关闭的问题是否真的存在
- Subaru曾于12年发布通知，说明某些情况下乘客侧气囊会在有人的情况下被意外关闭
- Subaru表示目前没有收到任何相关的意外伤亡报告
原文: NHTSA probe Subaru Impreza air bags
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/14/us-subaru-probe-idUSKBN0N517B20150414
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(Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into Subaru
Impreza sedans from model year 2012 because the front passenger seat air bags
may fail to operate.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted
online on Tuesday that it had received 26 vehicle owner questionnaires in-
volving the Imprezas' occupant detection system failing to operate or in-
correctly turning off the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied,
which could increase the risk of injury in an accident. The investigation
involved an estimated 33,500 cars.
The NHTSA also noted that Subaru, a unit of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.,
published a technical service bulletin in May 2012 to address conditions that
lead to the passenger seat air bag turning off when the front seat is occupied.
The U.S. safety agency said it was opening the probe, called a preliminary
evaluation, to assess the scope, frequency and consequence of the potential
problem and any possible connection to the earlier service bulletin.
A Subaru spokesman said on Tuesday the automaker expects to receive a request
for information from the NHTSA this week. The company said it has had no reports
of accidents or injuries related to the matter.
A preliminary investigation is the first step in a process that can lead to a
recall if regulators determine that a manufacturer needs to address a safety
issue.
(Reporting by Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)