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Updated 1:30 p.m. ET
(Bloomberg) – U.S. auto safety regulators again warned drivers that certain older pickups made by Ford Motor Co. should be parked until they replace dangerous air bags that can explode in a crash.
The 2006 Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series pickups contain defective air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. that NHTSA in January first warned should not be driven because the parts pose “an immediate risk to safety.”
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NHTSA issued an additional warning Monday due to slow progress in replacing the defective parts, which can explode in a crash and spray vehicle occupants with metal shards. The defect has been linked to more than a dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries.
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