Owners of some 2003 Ram pickups urged to not drive them after another Takata air bag inflator death
1 year, 8 months ago

Owners of some 2003 Ram pickups urged to not drive them after another Takata air bag inflator death

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stellantis and the U.S. government are urging the owners of some 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to stop driving them after a passenger was killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. NHTSA said the death was the first due to an exploding front passenger air bag inflator. “The older a defective Takata air bag inflator gets, the more dangerous it becomes,” Acting NHTSA Administrator Ann Carlson said in a written statement. NHTSA is urging owners of all vehicles to check to see if they have an unrepaired Takata air bag recall.

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Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ford and Mazda are warning …

Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators

LA Times  

Used Mazda cars for sale at a San Diego dealership. Mazda and Ford are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air bag inflators that have not been replaced. Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not …

Nissan issues ‘do not drive’ warning for older vehicles over air bag explosion risk
10 months ago

Nissan issues ‘do not drive’ warning for older vehicles over air bag explosion risk

LA Times  

Nissan is urging owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous metal fragments. Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in …

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, 1 month 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 …

Toyota urges owners of old Corolla, Matrix and RAV4 models to park them until air bags are replaced
1 year, 2 months ago

Toyota urges owners of old Corolla, Matrix and RAV4 models to park them until air bags are replaced

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Toyota and General Motors are telling the owners of about 61,000 older Corolla, Matrix, RAV4 and Pontiac Vibe models to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators are at risk of exploding and hurling shrapnel. The urgent warning Monday covers certain Corolla compact cars and Matrix hatchbacks from the 2003 and 2004 model years, as well …

BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver
1 year, 3 months ago

BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver

The Independent  

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The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government appears poised to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators due to a manufacturing flaw that could send metal shrapnel rocketing through a car’s interior. “Any personal injury or loss of life is a serious matter.” But Gold said the company had concluded that the examples being cited by NHTSA were “isolated incidents …

The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. government appears poised …

US steps toward forcing recall of 52 million air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel
1 year, 6 months ago

US steps toward forcing recall of 52 million air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52 million air bag inflators that could explode, hurl shrapnel and injure or kill people. “These air bag inflators may rupture when the vehicle’s air bag is commanded to deploy, causing metal debris to be forcefully ejected into the passenger compartment of …

Owners of some 2003 Ram pickups urged to not drive them after another Takata air bag inflator death
1 year, 8 months ago

Owners of some 2003 Ram pickups urged to not drive them after another Takata air bag inflator death

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Stellantis and the U.S. government are urging the owners of some 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to stop driving them after a passenger was killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. NHTSA said the death was the first due to an exploding front passenger air bag inflator. “The older a defective Takata air bag inflator gets, the more …

Third air bag death confirmed, owners urged to get repairs
2 years, 3 months ago

Third air bag death confirmed, owners urged to get repairs

The Independent  

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US confirms another Honda death from air bag, asks owners to get car recalled
2 years, 3 months ago

US confirms another Honda death from air bag, asks owners to get car recalled

Hindustan Times  

A US auto safety regulator on Friday said it had confirmed a new crash death from a faulty air bag in a Honda car, as it urged owners to get recall repairs completed. Over the last decade, more than 67 million Takata air bag inflators have been recalled in the United States and more than 100 million worldwide, in the …

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 …

Faulty air bags trigger a warning not to drive 276,000 older Dodge and Chrysler cars
2 years, 4 months ago

Faulty air bags trigger a warning not to drive 276,000 older Dodge and Chrysler cars

NPR  

Faulty air bags trigger a warning not to drive 276,000 older Dodge and Chrysler cars Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP Paul Sancya/AP DETROIT — Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata air bags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers. Sponsor Message The fatalities bring …

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 …

GM recall: Side air bags can explode in Chevy, GMC pickups
3 years, 8 months ago

GM recall: Side air bags can explode in Chevy, GMC pickups

The Independent  

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South Carolina driver killed by exploding air bag inflator
3 years, 11 months ago

South Carolina driver killed by exploding air bag inflator

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. Honda said Wednesday that a faulty driver’s air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Honda officials and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration inspected the car and the air …

Ford loses track of dangerous air bags, forcing 2 recalls
4 years, 1 month ago

Ford loses track of dangerous air bags, forcing 2 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 …

Arizona man is killed by shrapnel from an exploding Takata airbag
5 years, 11 months ago

Arizona man is killed by shrapnel from an exploding Takata airbag

Daily Mail  

An Arizona man killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator brings the worldwide death toll to at least 24. Armando V. Ortega, 55, of Yuma, died June 11, 2018, three days after his 2002 Honda Civic was involved in a crash in near Phoenix, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Takata said it plans to boost production …

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 airbag recall: Owners advised to make the call or risk being left out
7 years, 8 months ago

Takata airbag recall: Owners advised to make the call or risk being left out

ABC  

So your car is on the Takata airbag recall list, but it's too much trouble to take it to a mechanic to be checked out, right? The numbers: 100 million cars recalled worldwide 2.1 million cars recalled across Australia 60 different makes and models affected locally Replacement rate in Australia is currently 36 per cent Two deaths in Australia have …

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 …

Don’t drive these Hondas and Acuras unless dangerous air bags are fixed, government warns
8 years, 9 months ago

Don’t drive these Hondas and Acuras unless dangerous air bags are fixed, government warns

LA Times  

The U.S. government is urging owners of 313,000 older Hondas and Acuras to stop driving them and get them repaired after new tests found that their Takata air bag inflators are extremely dangerous. “Folks should not drive these vehicles unless they are going straight to a dealer to have them repaired.” Takata inflators can explode with too much force, blowing …

GM says its Takata air bag inflators are safe; government disagrees
8 years, 9 months ago

GM says its Takata air bag inflators are safe; government disagrees

LA Times  

Takata inflators can malfunction and spew shrapnel into drivers and passengers when exposed to humidity and repeated hot-and-cold cycles. General Motors Co. on Thursday announced its largest recall of Takata air bag inflators yet, but said the parts are unique to its trucks and SUVs and don’t pose a safety risk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said GM, the …

Defective Takata Air Bags Still Being Installed In New Cars
8 years, 9 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 agrees to recall another 35 million to 40 million air bag inflators
8 years, 10 months ago

Takata agrees to recall another 35 million to 40 million air bag inflators

LA Times  

The recall of air bag inflators from Takata Corp., already the largest automotive recall in American history, more than doubled in size Wednesday. That could test the loyalty of drivers who may connect the faulty air bags in their minds with the Honda brand, Upham said. “You have to go to the dealership to install the bag, and in most …

Fixes for Takata air bags can take months. What to drive in the meantime?
8 years, 11 months ago

Fixes for Takata air bags can take months. What to drive in the meantime?

LA Times  

Stephanie Erdman of Destin, Fla., who was seriously injured by the air bag explosion in her Honda Civic during a traffic accident, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in 2014. Biers-Melcher said she briefly thought about borrowing her mother’s seldom-used Saab until she found that it, too, had faulty Takata air bags. — Steve Elster of Walnut …

Takata said to put worst-case recall costs at $24 billion
8 years, 11 months 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. …

Takata air-bag crisis spreads to India with reported fatality
9 years, 2 months ago

Takata air-bag crisis spreads to India with reported fatality

Live Mint  

Tokyo/Osaka: The safety crisis involving malfunctioning vehicular air-bag inflators made by Japan’s Takata Corp. has spread to India after a first reported death involving the components. Honda learned of the accident three months later and investigations showed the air bag made by Takata had deployed and ruptured, though the cause of death hasn’t been determined, according to Honda spokesman Ben …

Toyota recalls 1.6 million cars after Nissan SUV air bag injury
9 years, 4 months ago

Toyota recalls 1.6 million cars after Nissan SUV air bag injury

Live Mint  

Tokyo/Osaka: Toyota Motor Corp. reissued a recall for 1.6 million cars in Japan over Takata Corp. air bags, after a component that was deemed to be safe in a Nissan Motor Co. vehicle ended up injuring a passenger last month. The Vitz compact car and 21 other models will be called back again after a previous recall prioritized the replacement …

Watch Takata's Defective Airbags Explode in Slow Motion
9 years, 5 months ago

Watch Takata's Defective Airbags Explode in Slow Motion

Wired  

Yesterday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that it has expanded its investigation into defective Takata airbags that have prompted the recall of more than 19 million vehicles manufactured by 12 automakers. The airbags---as you can see in this dramatic video shown during yesterday's briefing---sometimes explode instead of inflate, showering passengers with potentially deadly shards of plastic and metal. …

Takata airbags dealt another blow in China
9 years, 8 months ago

Takata airbags dealt another blow in China

China Daily  

An auto mechanic displays a recalled Takata airbag. 2.4 million autos recalled since April 2014 China's quality watchdog has recalled more than 2.4 million cars from nine different brands across the nation due to a number of safety issues involving an airbag manufactured by Tokyo-based Takata Corp. China's recalls began in April of last year, although Takata denied there were …

Chrysler to recall 88,346 vehicles over air bag flaw
9 years, 8 months ago

Chrysler to recall 88,346 vehicles over air bag flaw

Live Mint  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will recall 88,346 Dodge Challengers to fix a flaw with the driver-side frontal air bag, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall, posted on NHTSA’s website on Saturday, affects 2008-2010 model year Challengers manufactured between September 2007 and October 2010, according to the NHTSA safety report. The announcement marks an expansion of the …

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 exec says latest air bag-linked recall may impact Japan sales
9 years, 10 months ago

Honda exec says latest air bag-linked recall may impact Japan sales

Live Mint  

Tokyo: Honda Motor Co could see an impact on sales in Japan from its plans to recall some 5 million cars to replace potentially fatal air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp, a top executive said on Friday. Senior managing officer Sho Minekawa, who oversees Honda’s domestic sales operations, told reporters the recall announced a day earlier was a precautionary …

Takata Back On Capitol Hill After Deadline To Widen Air Bag Recall Passes
10 years, 3 months ago

Takata Back On Capitol Hill After Deadline To Widen Air Bag Recall Passes

NPR  

Takata Back On Capitol Hill After Deadline To Widen Air Bag Recall Passes Updated at 12:05 p.m. Federal regulators had given Takata Corp. until Tuesday to widen its recall of air bags to the entire U.S., but the Japanese company appeared to ignore that demand, causing one House lawmaker to say today that her constituents were "literally afraid to drive …

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 …

Takata Quality Official Apologizes Over Air Bag Defect Linked To Deaths
10 years, 4 months ago

Takata Quality Official Apologizes Over Air Bag Defect Linked To Deaths

NPR  

Takata Quality Official Apologizes Over Air Bag Defect Linked To Deaths Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP The executive in charge of quality for Takata Corp. apologized today for the defects in the air bags made by his company that have been linked to at least five deaths and dozens of injuries. "We are deeply …

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 …

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 …

Air bag accident, lawsuit led to GM Cruze recall
10 years, 9 months ago

Air bag accident, lawsuit led to GM Cruze recall

Live Mint  

Detroit/New York: An accident that left a Georgia woman blind in one eye and a subsequent lawsuit led to General Motors Co.’s recall of about 33,000 Chevrolet Cruze sedans in North America for potentially defective air bags made by Takata Corp. The lawsuit by Brandi Owens, filed in late April in federal court in Atlanta against GM and Takata, claims …

Automakers to recall air bags in humid parts of US
10 years, 9 months ago

Automakers to recall air bags in humid parts of US

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Faulty air bags — which have already led to the recall of millions of cars worldwide — are being blamed for a new round of recalls in the U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government’s auto safety agency, said Monday that BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota will recall cars sold in places where …

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