It looks like the first round of recalls for more than 2 millionvehicles were insufficient to fix a malfunction that may cause theseatbelts to tighten and the inadvertent deployment of theairbags.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the recallthis past weekend because the manufacturers' original remedies wereinadequate to correct the problem.

“Keeping the traveling public safe is our number one priority,and we expect the manufacturers to get this remedy right to preventinjury to drivers and their families,” said Foxx.

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