Another Day, Another Recall
8 years, 5 months ago

Another Day, Another Recall

Huff Post  

Photo Credit: Autoweek The results of a study by Recall Masters shed some light on the auto safety recall epidemic happening now in the US and around the world. Close to 900 safety recalls were announced last year, setting yet another record in the US – global numbers are said to be much higher. The National Highway Traffic safety Administration requires auto manufacturers to file a public report describing the safety defect and a schedule for the recall. Once a car changes ownership, there is currently no federal law that makes it mandatory for dealerships to disclose they have used cars for sale on their lots with open, potentially dangerous safety recalls. Reports culled from government data have found 25 percent of car owners will never complete recall repairs, and that one-fifth of the 238 million cars active on the road has a related-recall repair problem.

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BMW recalls 1.3 million vehicles in China that may have Takata airbag inflators
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BMW recalls 1.3 million vehicles in China that may have Takata airbag inflators

The Independent  

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Urgent warning over Toyota cars that can 'shoot sharp metal fragments' from airbags and kill drivers or passengers - as owners are told to immediately 'stop driving' them, are you affected?
1 year, 2 months ago

Urgent warning over Toyota cars that can 'shoot sharp metal fragments' from airbags and kill drivers or passengers - as owners are told to immediately 'stop driving' them, are you affected?

Daily Mail  

Toyota has issued an urgent 'do not drive' advisory on 61,000 vehicles fitted with dangerous Takata airbags, which can explode and hurl 'sharp metal fragments' at motorists. Airbags made by Japanese manufacturer Takata have been linked to 30 deaths worldwide, with 26 in the US - including that of Ford owner Hayden Jones Jr. Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks during …

US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
1 year, 3 months ago

US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago

The Independent  

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Stellantis warns owners to stop driving cars after fatal airbag explosions
2 years, 4 months ago

Stellantis warns owners to stop driving cars after fatal airbag explosions

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stellantis — formerly Fiat …

Volvo issues recall for 195,000 more vehicles in the US to replace driver airbag inflator
3 years, 5 months ago

Volvo issues recall for 195,000 more vehicles in the US to replace driver airbag inflator

Firstpost  

The latest recall posted Thursday by the NHTSA covers the Volvo XC70 and V70 wagons that were built between 22 February, 2000 through 4 May, 2007. Volvo is recalling another 195,000 vehicles in the US because the front driver’s airbags could explode and send shrapnel into the cabin. The latest recall posted Thursday by US safety regulators covers XC70 and …

US probes Takata air bags in 200 models from 20 automakers
3 years, 6 months ago

US probes Takata air bags in 200 models from 20 automakers

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Over 30 million air bags in more than 200 models from 20 car and truck makers are being investigated by a U.S. safety agency because they have the potential to explode and hurl shrapnel. In a document posted Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it opened the probe into air bag inflators made from 2011 through …

US rejects Ford, Mazda requests to avoid Takata recalls
4 years, 2 months ago

US rejects Ford, Mazda requests to avoid Takata recalls

The Independent  

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GM to recall 7 million vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags
4 years, 4 months ago

GM to recall 7 million vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags

LA Times  

General Motors will recall about 7 million big pickup trucks and SUVs around the world to replace Takata air bag inflators. General Motors will recall about 7 million big pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. “Based on this information and information provided to the petition’s public docket, the NHTSA concluded that the GM …

Takata airbags: Toyota Corolla models added to list of dangerous cars on ACCC recall list
4 years, 6 months ago

Takata airbags: Toyota Corolla models added to list of dangerous cars on ACCC recall list

ABC  

There are 135,000 cars still on Australian roads with faulty Takata airbags in urgent need of replacement, with some Toyota Corollas now added to the consumer watchdog's list of dangerous vehicles. Key points: Thousands of Toyota Corollas were added to the compulsory recall list this week Seven carmakers are facing class actions over the faulty airbags In 2018, the carmakers …

BMW to recall 360,000 China cars over Takata airbags; move to affect over two dozen different models of firm
5 years, 11 months ago

BMW to recall 360,000 China cars over Takata airbags; move to affect over two dozen different models of firm

Firstpost  

The BMW announcement came as global carmakers were gathered for the Shanghai Auto Show amid a rare sales slump in the world’s largest vehicle market. Shanghai: Germany’s BMW will recall 360,000 vehicles in China as part of the worldwide effort to root out defective airbags made by now-defunct Japanese supplier Takata, regulators in Beijing said. The recall will affect nearly …

Shocking photos of faulty Takata airbag victims
7 years, 1 month ago

Shocking photos of faulty Takata airbag victims

Daily Mail  

Some were blinded in one eye, others were almost decapitated. Victims include Stephanie Erdman of Florida who said her life 'changed forever' when she lost part of her vision after a minor accident in her 2002 model Honda Florida motorist Corey Burdick lost an eye in 2014 when he crashed his 2001 Honda Civic into another car at just 24km/h …

Takata airbags: Toyota, Honda and Mazda facing class action
7 years, 8 months ago

Takata airbags: Toyota, Honda and Mazda facing class action

ABC  

A Sydney lawyer has announced a class action lawsuit against Toyota, Honda and Mazda, seeking refunds for cars fitted with faulty airbags from Takata linked to 18 deaths around the world. In February the Japanese company, Takata Corporation, pleaded guilty to fraud and agreed to pay a $US1 billion penalty for concealing evidence that its airbag inflators could explode with …

Airbag-Maker Takata Files for Bankruptcy After Global Recalls
7 years, 9 months ago

Airbag-Maker Takata Files for Bankruptcy After Global Recalls

The Quint  

The airbag recall, which started nearly eight years ago, followed reports of deaths even in minor accidents due to airbag deployment. The airbag inflating device used in Takata’s airbag systems was faulty, leading it to explode with far greater force than necessary during a crash, causing shards of metal to fly through the car, severely injuring passengers. Key Safety Systems …

Toyota recalls three million cars worldwide after exploding Takata airbags linked to 16 deaths
8 years ago

Toyota recalls three million cars worldwide after exploding Takata airbags linked to 16 deaths

The Independent  

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China recalls 9 million cars in 7 months, a historic high
8 years, 8 months ago

China recalls 9 million cars in 7 months, a historic high

China Daily  

The production line of BYD Co Ltd in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. China has recalled nearly 9 million cars with potential safety risks since the beginning of the year, a historic high and more than twice as many as the same period last year. Of the 8.82 million cars recalled, more than 4.8 million had problems with air bags and safety …

Defective Takata Air Bags Still Being Installed In New Cars
8 years, 10 months ago

Defective Takata Air Bags Still Being Installed In New Cars

NPR  

Defective Takata Air Bags Still Being Installed In New Cars Enlarge this image toggle caption Jens Meyer/AP Jens Meyer/AP A new congressional report shows that at least four automakers are still equipping vehicles with the type of Takata air bags that have been responsible for fatalities and injuries worldwide. The Takata air bags have been linked to at least 10 …

Largest-ever U.S. auto recall gets bigger: 12 million more vehicles with Takata air bags ordered back
8 years, 10 months ago

Largest-ever U.S. auto recall gets bigger: 12 million more vehicles with Takata air bags ordered back

LA Times  

Eight automakers are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. Friday’s U.S. recalls include passenger air bags in older models in areas along the Gulf Coast with high heat and humidity. Here are the models covered by the recalls announced on Friday: Honda: Certain 2003-06 Acura MDX, 2005-11 Acura RL, …

Takata said to put worst-case recall costs at $24 billion
9 years ago

Takata said to put worst-case recall costs at $24 billion

Live Mint  

Tokyo: Takata Corp., the supplier behind the auto industry’s biggest recall ever, estimated that a comprehensive callback of its airbag inflators would total about 2.7 trillion yen, according to a person familiar with the matter. The worst-case recall scenario would involve 287.5 million airbag inflators, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the company’s deliberations are private. …

VW and Daimler recall 1.5m US cars over faulty airbag fears
9 years, 1 month ago

VW and Daimler recall 1.5m US cars over faulty airbag fears

The Independent  

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Honda adds 2.2 million vehicles to Takata air bag recall
9 years, 1 month ago

Honda adds 2.2 million vehicles to Takata air bag recall

Live Mint  

Detroit/Washington: Honda Motor Co. Ltd is expanding its recall in North America of late-model vehicles equipped with potentially defective Takata air bags, adding 2.23 million vehicles, the automaker said Wednesday. Takata Corp told US safety regulators two weeks ago that about 3.9 million PSDI-5 inflators sold to several different vehicle manufacturers could rupture and kill, or cause serious injury to …

Record number of car recalls in China this year
9 years, 3 months ago

Record number of car recalls in China this year

China Daily  

Chongqing Changan Automobile announced that it will recall 30,886 of its Benni I and Benni Love models starting from Dec 26. Faulty Takata airbags are responsible for 3.5m returns A record number of vehicles have been recalled this year in China since the system was initiated in 2004, according to the country's top quality watchdog. A total of 76 automakers …

Honda to recall 2.24 lakh vehicles in India over faulty airbags
9 years, 6 months ago

Honda to recall 2.24 lakh vehicles in India over faulty airbags

India TV News  

New Delhi: Honda Cars India Ltd will recall around 2.24 lakh units of its premium sports utility vehicles -- CR-V, sedans Civic, City and hatchback Jazz, manufactured between 2003 and 2012 -- to replace faulty airbag inflators in the largest such exercise in the country. Under the recall, which is a part of its parent Honda's global initiative to replace …

Nissan recalls 12,000 vehicles to fix engine switch, airbag
9 years, 9 months ago

Nissan recalls 12,000 vehicles to fix engine switch, airbag

Firstpost  

The Japanese company has announced recall for around 270,000 cars worldwide on certain models. New Delhi: Japanese auto major Nissan is recalling around 12,000 units of various models, including mid-sized sedan Sunny and small car Micra, manufactured between June 2013 and March 2015 in India as part of its global campaign to rectify engine switch and airbags. When asked about …

Takata to declare 33.8 million vehicles defective: report
9 years, 10 months ago

Takata to declare 33.8 million vehicles defective: report

Live Mint  

Washington: Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp. is expected to declare about 33.8 million vehicles defective on Tuesday, a move that is expected to lead to the largest auto recall in US history, the Detroit News reported, citing three officials briefed on the announcement. The company is expected to announce that it has filed a series of four defect information …

Takata Agrees To Declare Air Bags Defective In Nearly 34M Vehicles
9 years, 10 months ago

Takata Agrees To Declare Air Bags Defective In Nearly 34M Vehicles

NPR  

Takata Agrees To Declare Air Bags Defective In Nearly 34M Vehicles Updated at 3:13 p.m. ET Japanese air bag supplier Takata says nearly 34 million vehicles were fitted with its defective inflator mechanisms, doubling the number of vehicles affected in the U.S., the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday. NHTSA also announced that it will begin a formal legal …

Honda, Toyota, Nissan, to recall millions more cars over exploding airbags
9 years, 10 months ago

Honda, Toyota, Nissan, to recall millions more cars over exploding airbags

The Independent  

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Honda to recall over 5.7 lakh cars in China
10 years, 3 months ago

Honda to recall over 5.7 lakh cars in China

Firstpost  

Japanese carmaker Honda will recall almost 570,000 vehicles in China from February due to potentially defective airbags, China’s quality watchdog said. Shanghai: Japanese carmaker Honda will recall almost 570,000 vehicles in China from February due to potentially defective airbags, China’s quality watchdog said. Honda’s two Chinese joint ventures have filed their plans with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection …

Honda to expand investigative Takata air bag recall globally
10 years, 3 months ago

Honda to expand investigative Takata air bag recall globally

Live Mint  

Tokyo: Honda Motor Co. Ltd said it will expand an ‘investigative’ recall to replace potentially lethal Takata Corp. air bag inflators across the globe, taking the total Takata-related recall tally of all brands to more than 19 million since 2008. Honda earlier added about 2.6 million cars in the US when it expanded nationwide a recall of driver-side air bag …

Toyota recalls more cars for dangerous Takata air bags
10 years, 4 months ago

Toyota recalls more cars for dangerous Takata air bags

China Daily  

A visitor is reflected in a Toyota Motor Corp's vehicle displayed at the company's showroom in Tokyo Sept 26, 2012. Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 57,000 vehicles globally to replace potentially deadly air bags made by Takata Corp, as a safety crisis around the Japanese auto parts maker looks far from being contained. Toyota's action follows …

BMW, Honda, 3 other automakers to recall cars in US over lethal air bags
10 years, 4 months ago

BMW, Honda, 3 other automakers to recall cars in US over lethal air bags

Firstpost  

The U.S. auto safety regulator has told Japanese supplier Takata Corp and five automakers to expand nationwide a regional recall of potentially lethal air bags, increasing pressure on the industry to move faster in a growing scandal. Washington: The US auto safety regulator has told Japanese supplier Takata Corp and five automakers to expand nationwide a regional recall of potentially …

Department Of Transportation Wants Millions More Air Bags Recalled
10 years, 4 months ago

Department Of Transportation Wants Millions More Air Bags Recalled

NPR  

Department Of Transportation Wants Millions More Air Bags Recalled The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a full national recall is needed for driver's-side air bag inflators that have been found to sometimes pepper drivers with metal shrapnel. "NHTSA contacted Takata and the vehicle manufacturers this week to call for the national recall of these vehicles after evaluating a recent …

What You Need to Know About the Terrifying Takata Airbag Recall
10 years, 5 months ago

What You Need to Know About the Terrifying Takata Airbag Recall

Wired  

caption id="attachment_1613731" align="alignnone" width="660"] The 2004 Honda CR-V, shown here after a crash test performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, is among the cars involved in the Takata airbag recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's list of affected vehicles includes more than 50 models from Toyota, Honda, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, …

Toyota recalls 247,000 vehicles in US over Takata air bags
10 years, 5 months ago

Toyota recalls 247,000 vehicles in US over Takata air bags

Live Mint  

Detroit: Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 247,000 cars, SUVs and pickup trucks in the US on Monday because of potentially defective front passenger air bag inflators from Japan’s Takata Corp. that can rupture and spray metal shrapnel, according to US safety regulators. That raised the number of vehicles affected by regional recalls launched in June by several automakers due to the …

Honda, Mazda and Nissan issue car recalls over airbags
10 years, 9 months ago

Honda, Mazda and Nissan issue car recalls over airbags

Firstpost  

Honda, Mazda and Nissan are recalling millions of vehicles globally for defective airbags manufactured by supplier Takata Corp. Tokyo: Honda, Mazda and Nissan are recalling millions of vehicles globally for defective airbags manufactured by supplier Takata Corp. that could possibly explode. Honda Motor Co. recalled 2.03 million vehicles for the airbag problem, including 1.02 million in North America and nearly …

Nissan, Honda add more than 2 million cars to air bag recall
10 years, 9 months ago

Nissan, Honda add more than 2 million cars to air bag recall

Live Mint  

Honda’s announcement covers 2.03 million vehicles, including the Fit compact and CR-V sport utility vehicle, according to Akemi Ando, a spokeswoman for the Tokyo-based car maker. Japan’s three biggest car makers have recalled more than 5 million vehicles this month as scrutiny of potential safety flaws rises in the auto industry. Car makers called back more than 3 million vehicles, …

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