Mazda Recalls CX-9 Models Due Takata Airbag Injury Issues
USA- Keprtv.com reports that Mazda issued a recall of 156,000 vehicles including cars and crossover SUVs as part of the Takata airbag recall. Mazda issued the recall on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. The vehicles will have to have their defective airbag components replaced. The models of Mazda vehicles impacted include Mazda 6 Sedans … [Read more...] about Mazda Recalls CX-9 Models Due Takata Airbag Injury Issues
Airbag Crisis Drives Takata to Bankruptcy
Takata Airbag Defect. Takata, the maker of the defective airbags at the center of the world’s largest auto safety recall, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States on June 25, 2017. The defective airbags have been linked to 11 deaths and a number of injuries in the U.S. Takata will sell its surviving operations to a … [Read more...] about Airbag Crisis Drives Takata to Bankruptcy
Some Vehicles May Use Recycled, Recalled Airbags, Car Experts Warn
Does Your Car Use a Recycled Airbag? Car experts are warning drivers to beware of recycled airbags in their vehicles. Each year, roughly 750,000 airbags are replaced following a car accident, according to Carfax. In some cases, these replacement bags may be recycled. Using recycled airbags keeps the cost down for auto makers, but … [Read more...] about Some Vehicles May Use Recycled, Recalled Airbags, Car Experts Warn
Takata Fines And Settlement In Airbag Case Come To $1 Billion
Takata Plead Guilty In Court As Part Of A Settlement Of Charges. On February 27, 2017, Takata Corporation pled guilty in U.S. federal court to a felony charge as part of a $1 billion settlement of charges stemming from its faulty airbag inflators. The proposed settlement includes compensation funds for automakers and victims of the … [Read more...] about Takata Fines And Settlement In Airbag Case Come To $1 Billion
Takata Pleads Guilty to Exploding Airbag Charges, More Cars Recalled
Takata Will Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties Takata will pay $1 billion in criminal penalties related to its exploding airbag scandal, the Department of Justice announced. The company has agreed to plead guilty to charges of wire fraud, in which the government alleged that Takata falsified safety data for its airbags. … [Read more...] about Takata Pleads Guilty to Exploding Airbag Charges, More Cars Recalled
Takata Airbag Recall
Takata Air Bags: Life-saving Devices that could Kill You.The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently updated consumers about the progress of the Takata Air Bag recall. The NHTSA began this enormous recall effort in November of 2015 and to this date, not every defective Takata airbag inflator recalled … [Read more...] about Takata Airbag Recall
Lawmakers Call for Criminal Probe over Takata Air Bags
Recall Of Exploding Takata Air Bags. Following a report that Takata Corp. might have destroyed evidence prior to its recall of exploding air bags, U.S. Senators are calling for the Justice Department to launch a criminal probe. According to the New York Times, two former unidentified employees said that Takata tested the air bags … [Read more...] about Lawmakers Call for Criminal Probe over Takata Air Bags
