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6 Car Makers That Recalled Vehicles Too Late—With Deadly Consequences

When you buy a car, you trust that it’s safe to drive. But what happens when that trust is broken? Car recalls are supposed to protect us from dangerous defects, but sometimes automakers act too late, putting lives at risk. Several major car makers have delayed recalls in recent years,…

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Florida jury awards man $3M for defective airbag that caused serious injury during crash

A South Florida jury has awarded $3 million to a man who was severely injured by a defective airbag in a 2020 crash

The Independent UK

Japan Is Finally Getting Serious About EVs

An automaker is only as good as its supplier base allows it to be. Sure, companies can set targets and try to steer the ship, but everything from quality and innovation to cost margins and speed-to-market depends on the parts suppliers. A single issue can derail production (think the Takata…

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Defective Takata airbags prompt mass recall of popular car models in France

The French transport ministry has ordered Toyota and Mercedes to take 20 models off the road, due to faulty airbags that could explode and seriously injure drivers.

Radio France Internationale

Ford Is Facing the Second-Largest Recall Fine In NHTSA History

Update: The original version of this story suggested that Ford was required to pay a lump sum of $165 million to the NHTSA. More specifically, Ford will pay an immediate cash penalty of $65 million with an additional $55 million "held in abeyance" subject to Ford's adherence to terms over…

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Honda Urges Takata Airbag Recall Repairs After 28Th Death

Learn about the dangers of Takata air bag inflators, the ongoing recall efforts, and the tragic incidents they have caused globally.

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

Ford and Mazda 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

The Independent UK

Weird: BMW 3 Series Recall Is Hunting for Deadly Takata Airbags Installed by Owners

BMW is worried owners may have installed a Takata airbag if they had replaced the original steering wheel with a sportier model.

Motor1

BMW To Recall More Than 390,000 Cars In US Due To Faulty Airbag Inflators

BMW is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles because of faulty airbag inflators.

International Business Times

The 'gunshot' case that perplexed the ACT's chief pathologist

Prof Johan Duflou admits he didn't like dealing with alive patients.

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The Independent UK

How to tell if your older vehicle has a potentially dangerous Takata air bag under recall

Despite a long string of recalls that began more than two decades ago, about 6.2 million vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators remain on U.S. roads today

Motor1

Nissan Issues Do-Not-Drive Order for Older Models With Deadly Takata Airbags

It affects certain 2002-2006 Sentra cars, 2002-2004 Pathfinder SUVs, and 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4s.

The Independent UK

Nissan warns owners of older vehicles not to drive them due to risk of exploding air bag inflators

Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators are at high risk of exploding in a crash and hurling metal fragments

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Stellantis Recalls 284k Dodge Chargers, Chrysler 300s For Side Airbag Problems

Inflators could crack and rupture, but this time it's not related to Takata.

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Ford Reinspecting Takata Airbag Repairs For Incomplete, Sloppy Work

The re-inspection program affects 42,000 vehicles and includes the Mustang, Ranger, Fusion, Edge, and other models.

Chicago Sun-Times

Safety regulators investigating after Takata air bag inflator in BMW blows apart, injuring driver in Chicago

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says BMW is recalling 486 SUVs after the driver was seriously on Oct. 23. BMW blamed a welding defect and said it is limited to a small lot of inflators.

The Independent UK

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

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago

The Independent UK

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

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people

The Independent UK

GM recalls nearly 900 vehicles with Takata air bag inflators, blames manufacturing problem

General Motors is recalling nearly 900 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with Takata air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel in a crash

Motor1

FCA Says Don't Drive 2003 Dodge Ram After Airbag-Related Death

There are an estimated 84,000 trucks that still haven't had the Takata airbag recall performed.

The Independent UK

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

Stellantis and the U.S. government are urging owners of some 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to stop driving them after a passenger was killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator

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