Volkswagen Recalls Beetles to Replace Takata Air Bags

Volkswagen Recalls Beetles to Replace Takata Air Bags
The Volkswagen logo on an automobile at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh on Feb. 14, 2019. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.

The recall covers Beetles from the 2015 and 2016 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Friday that the inflators can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel.