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BMW Issues Do Not Drive Order For 90,000 Vehicles With Takata Airbags

It affects cars built from 2000 to 2006.

BMW: Don't drive older models with Takata air bag inflators

BMW: Don't drive older models with Takata air bag inflators

BMW is warning the owners of about 90,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them due to an increasing threat that the air bags can explode in a crash

The Independent UK

Ford Recalls Nearly 100K Older Rangers To Fix Previously Repaired Airbags

Ford Recalls Nearly 100K Older Rangers To Fix Previously Repaired Airbags

Technicians may have improperly installed the passenger-side inflator.

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Some 2001-2003 Honda, Acura Models Under Do Not Drive Order To Fix Takata Airbags

There's a 50 percent chance the airbag inflators could rupture in a collision.

US tells owners to park old Hondas until air bags are fixed

Honda and the U.S. government are urging owners of about 8,200 older vehicles not to drive them until dangerous air bag inflators are replaced

The Independent UK

Airbag safety alerts stepped up

About 600,000 cars nationwide have still not been checked for defective Takata airbags, says the Department of Land Transport (DLT), which is urging drivers to get replacements free of charge.

Volkswagen Recalls 37,558 Beetles For More Takata Airbag Problems

Beetle hardtops and convertibles from 2015-2016 are added to the list.

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Volkswagen recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bags

Volkswagen recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bags

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators

The Independent UK

Another Takata Airbag Death Confirmed, This Time From Chrysler

Another Takata Airbag Death Confirmed, This Time From Chrysler

Stellantis issued a "do not drive" warning for unrepaired Chrysler 300s, Dodge Magnums, Chargers, and Challengers from 2005 - 2010.

Third air bag death confirmed, owners urged to get repairs

Third air bag death confirmed, owners urged to get repairs

Stellantis and U.S. safety regulators have confirmed that an exploding Takata air bag inflator has killed another driver

The Independent UK

NHTSA Reports Another Death Resulting From Faulty Takata Airbag

NHTSA Reports Another Death Resulting From Faulty Takata Airbag

It's the 23rd confirmed fatality involving defective airbag inflators – the fourth this year.

US reports another Takata air bag death, bringing toll to 33

US reports another Takata air bag death, bringing toll to 33

U.S. safety regulators and Honda Motor Co. are urging drivers once again to make sure their vehicles haven’t been recalled after another person was killed by an exploding Takata air bag

The Independent UK

3 recent fatalities bring Takata air bag death toll to 32

3 recent fatalities bring Takata air bag death toll to 32

Three more people have been killed in the past seven months by Takata air bag inflators that exploded and hurled shrapnel

The Independent UK

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

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

The warning came after air bags apparently exploded in three more cars, killing the drivers. Affected models include Chargers and Chrysler 300 sedans from the 2005 through 2010 model years.

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Stellantis warns owners to stop driving cars after fatal airbag explosions

A volatile chemical in the inflator is at the root of the deadly malfunction

The Independent UK

Stellantis: Park older models due to 3 Takata air bag deaths

Stellantis is warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata driver’s air bags apparently exploded, killing three more people

The Independent UK

Family: Man killed in crash never got air bag recall notice

Florida Highway Patrol troopers who arrived at a crash scene in Pensacola this summer found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting

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Takata air bag claims another driver's life, 19th US death

The death toll from exploding air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. has risen to 19 in the U.S. and 28 worldwide

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