Posted on 08/29/2016 12:07:38 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A truck carrying Takata air bag inflators and a load of volatile ammonium nitrate crashed, caught fire and exploded in southern Texas last week, killing a woman and injuring four others.
Takata says Monday that the truck operated by a subcontractor crashed in the small town of Quemado, near the Mexican border about 140 miles from San Antonio. The company says it sent people to the site and is helping authorities investigate the crash. …
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WHAT MANIAC PUTS EXPLOSIVES IN THE SAME TRAILER AS AMMONIUM NITRATE ?
PREMATURE DETONATION ?
Not to worry..Odungo’s justice Dept will get to the bottom of this and bury it
Hmmm.
Article says the guy crashed it, then it caught fire THEN it exploded...
But still.
Timothy Mcveigh was unavailablr for comment ...
yeah
I keep on getting those Takata airbag recall notices from Honda that say it’s dangerous to keep driving my car, but every time I contact the dealer they say the replacement parts aren’t available yet. I’m now on a wait list.
It may well be that the ammonium nitrate was the part of the detonation charge for inflating the air bags.
It would still be a huge safety violation.
A truckload of AN should be shipped with no potential source of detonation also on board.
The new airbag propellant was supposed to be the next big thing for Takata in 1998. An engineer for the company, Paresh Khandhadia, declared it “the new technological edge” in an interview with a trade magazine then.
Based on a compound called tetrazole, it was seen as a reliable and effective compound for inflating airbags. Yet despite the fanfare, by 2001 Takata had switched to an alternative formula, ammonium nitrate, and started sending the airbags to automakers, including Honda.
Idiots. Sodium Azide is much more stable in its environment and costs maybe a dollar more to use.
For me it is my 2007 Toyota Corolla. I called Toyota once I got a notice to call only to be put on a waiting list because they do not have the replacement parts. My letter states for me not to place a person on the passenger seat but I guess a driver is ok LOL. This is scary.
I believe sodium azide is used commonly for airbag inflation charges. It may be part of a mixture that is vendor specific though.
You can probably make them give you a rental to drive until the parts come in.
They are even still selling new cars with the dangerous part.
We’re on the same wait-list; but we saw a news program that indicated that the replacement airbags still contain the same chemical that caused the problem:
I’m wondering if we can just have the bags taken out until a proper replacement is done - or would that be permitted?
The airbags use ammonium nitrate, so it was all the same explosive.
The replacements are supposed to have a desiccant to keep the explosives from deteriorating. Or at least deteriorating as quickly.
Takata uses cheaper ammonium nitrate - the same thing used on the Federal Building in Oklahoma City - which would probably be ok if it wasn’t subjected to heat and humidity.
“by 2001 Takata had switched to an alternative formula, ammonium nitrate” http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/business/takatas-switch-to-cheaper-airbag-propellant-is-at-center-of-crisis.html
‘Fortunately Professor Balls took refuge behind a case of inflatable goiters.’
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