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>> so first i would say safercar will let them know if they're checking that. they see a recall for the vehicle they need to call their dealer. they will tell them if the part is available. for the second part no question that one of the issues that we have with our coordinated remedy program is to make sure sufficient supply of inflators are available across the country. >> thank you very much and representative clark covered the additional questions so i appreciate it very much and i yield back. >> the chair recognizes the gentlelady from indiana ms. brooks, five minutes for your questions, please. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have to say when you've testified, dr. rosekind, that nhtsa was working hard or you testified that doing testings in your own facility of your own so you can verify the work takata is doing. can you give us a status update on the validation activities and is there a new nhtsa testing facility for these airbag inflators, can you just share with us what is happening with that progress? >> thank you for asking about that, because previous

every vehicle owner should go to safercar safercar.gov and enter their vin number to determine if action needs to be taken. personally i did this myself for my vehicle and my children's vehicle. and it gave me the peace of mind to knowing where we're at. global automakers and our members will continue to work toward our mutual goal of 100% recall completion and zero traffic fatalities. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. >> chair thanks the entire panel for their testimony today. we'll move into the question portion of the hearing. i'll recognize myself for five minutes for questions. i've got a couple of questions that relate to the propellant in the inflater. mr. kennedy, primarily going to ask you, but mr. kelly if you have information, because of your independent testing role, please feel free to add. is -- mr. kennedy, is takata the only airbag manufacturer that uses sodium nitrate into its airbags? >> it is ammonia nitrate, sir. i believe we are the only one that uses it as a main propellants. there are other manufacturers that use it as a supplemental propell