mo4ch:>Tesla to recall over 14,000 Model S cars in China amid industry-wide crackdown on exploding airbags | Mo4ch News

Tesla is recalling 14,213 Model S vehicles produced between 2014 and 2016 over defective airbags that could blow up and send shrapnel into the driver's and front seat passenger's faces, a Chinese watchdog has said.The measure is a part of an industry-wide recall of Takata airbags, whose safety woes have been plaguing the automotive industry since at least 2013.The company, which at one point held 20 percent of the airbag market, went bankrupt in 2017 after recalling more than 100 million cars, including 70 million in the US. It was taken over by car parts maker Key Safety Systems (KSS).China's State Administration for Market Regulation said the electric car maker "filed a recall plan" with the watchdog and has embarked on recalling imported Model S vehicles since January 10. The vehicles affected by the recall were manufactured from February 4, 2014 to December 9, 2016. Tesla would replace the airbags, which are said to deteriorate with time, after notifying the …