U.S. demands recall of 67 million air bag inflators

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration demanded the recall of 67 million air bag inflators because it believes there is a safety defect, but auto supplier ARC Automotive Inc rejected the U.S. regulator's request, documents released on Friday show.

ARC air bag inflators are in General Motors, Chrysler-parent Stellantis, BMW, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors vehicles. GM on Friday agreed to recall nearly 1 million vehicles with ARC air bag inflators after a rupture in March resulted in facial injuries to a driver.