Volkswagen and General Motors have announced that they will recall more than 7 million vehicles worldwide that were equipped with faulty Takata airbags. The recalls include more than 2.5 million Saab, Opel, Chevrolet, and Buick models sold in China by GM and another 4.86 million Chinese vehicles sold by VW.
An 11th driver in the U.S. was killed last week in an accident involving a Takata airbag, U.S. authorities have confirmed. Takata and automakers who used the company’s airbags have recalled nearly 70 million vehicles due to a risk of accidental explosions linked to Takata airbags.
A review conducted by the New York Times of the design and performance specifications for airbags manufactured by Takata showed that the auto industry raised concerns about the safety of these products more than a decade ago. At least 14 deaths and 100 cases of serious injuries caused by the accidental explosion of the ammonium…
A Senate investigation has revealed that four automakers are continuing to sell vehicles equipped with potentially defective airbag parts involved in the Takata recall. The investigation by the Senate Commerce Committee Democrats found that Fiat Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Volkswagen have continued to sell new cars with Takata ammonium-nitrate airbag inflators whose lack of a…
Federal safety regulators have announced that the increased risk of accidental explosions that led to the massive Takata airbag recall was caused by long-term exposure to moisture in the environment and temperature fluctuations that can cause the explosive propellant in the airbags to become unstable over time. At least 10 deaths in the U.S. have…
Ford has announced that it will recall 391,000 Ranger pickup trucks following the death of a South Carolina man due to a faulty airbag manufactured by Takata. The recall will affect all Ford Ranger vehicles sold between 2004 and 2006 in the U.S. and Canada.
In July, a pregnant woman driving a 2003 Honda City crashed into another vehicle in Malaysia. The driver’s airbag “deployed abnormally,” according to the head of public relations at Honda Malaysia, the New York Times has reported. The woman and her unborn child were both killed in the auto accident.
Takata—the Japanese auto parts supplier whose defective airbags have led to the recall of 14 million vehicles made by Honda and other companies—used the same explosive chemical in its airbags that caused a 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, the New York Times has reported. At least six deaths and 30 cases of serious…
A proposed class action lawsuit against Honda alleges that faulty airbags manufactured by the Takata Corporation have led to serious injuries and death among drivers and passengers. The proposed class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all persons who purchased or leased a Honda vehicle that contained airbags manufactured by Takata.