General Motors said on Friday it will recall nearly 1 million sport utility vehicles in the United States because the driver's air-bag inflator may explode during deployment. The recall covers ...

Airbag problems force massive recalls at Alfa Romeo, BMW, Fiat, and Jeep Takata airbags and problematic sensors lead to recall across four car brands.

DETROIT - General Motors Co. is recalling 38,400 Pontiac G8 models made in Australia to reprogram the front-passenger air-bag module.

Dealers will reprogram the airbag sensor control module with improved software; the repair will be performed free of charge to vehicle owners, as is required by federal law.

Meanwhile, Hyundai is recalling 95,783 Elantra units from model years 2007 through 2008 to reprogram the air bag control module for the driver’s side frontal air bag.

This is because the airbag module locks up, so it can’t be redeployed. The online operators allow owners to send them the locked module, which they return, so the vehicle owner can plug in this ...

Dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module and the battery energy control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Dec. 30, 2024.

The airbag would still deploy in a roll-over accident. The Fix: Cadillac will recall all affected vehicles and reprogram the airbag sensing and diagnostic computer module.