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U.S. Considers Ban on Chinese Air Bags Blamed for Deaths of 10 People in Survivable Crashes

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U.S. regulators are considering a ban on a Chinese air bag supplier that’s been linked to the deaths of at least 10 people, according to an announcement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday. The company, Jilin Province Detiannuo Safety Technology (also known as DTN), makes air bag inflators that can send metal shards into people after they inflate on impact, according to the safety regulator. “Instead of inflating the air bag to protect the driver, these inflators exploded, sending large metal fragments into drivers’ chests, necks, eyes and faces,” the NHTSA said in a statement. NHTSA…

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