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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied Ford Motor Company's petition to deem a defect in Takata-supplied airbag inflators as insignificant regarding vehicle safety. Takata identified a safety defect in its driver-side airbag inflators that Ford argued was inconsequential and requested exemption from recall obligations. However, NHTSA concluded that Ford did not sufficiently prove that the defect posed an insignificant risk, given the potential for the inflator to rupture and cause serious injury or death due to degradation over time. As a result, Ford is required to notify vehicle owners and provide a remedy for this defect.

Norfolk Southern Corporation has asked the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for permission to change a signal system. They want to discontinue an automatic block signal and traffic control system on a section of railway in North Carolina. Norfolk Southern says this change is needed because these systems are no longer necessary for their operations. The public can submit comments or ask for a public hearing about this proposed change before March 11, 2021.