According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 67 million Takata air bags are being recalled in 19 ...
It would not say if loan vehicles would be offered. The inflators are made by Joyson Safety Systems, a company that ended up ...
Long time Hackaday readers will probably recognize where this is going as we’ve covered it before; at its centre are faulty airbag charges from Takata, and the result has been one of the largest ...
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In this instance, Takata air bags were replaced, but those installed improperly may not deploy in a crash, leaving passengers at risk. Another 41,600 Ford vehicles of various models “where we ...
About 90,000 cars and SUVs from the 2000 through 2006 model year still need a free airbag replacement 2004 BMW 3 Series Coupe By Keith Barry If you or someone you know owns an older BMW, you ...
Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate front airbags in a crash. The chemical propellant can deteriorate over time when exposed to high temperatures and humidity.
You might not have heard of Takata, but the company’s faulty safety kit resulted in the biggest recall in the history of the car industry, with around 100 million vehicles affected. According to ...
TOKYO: Takata Corp, the air-bag supplier behind the biggest US consumer safety recall, plans to detail its business outlook to major customers at a meeting this week so as to gauge how receptive ...
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"Do Not Drive”: the German carmaker has just warned thousands of US customers, because some of its cars are equipped with very dangerous airbags. But BMW (BMWYY) had no choice. The carmaker ...
Honda is set to issue a new recall of 1 million of its older vehicles in North America related to defective Takata airbags. Some 84,000 of those are in Canada. The new recall only affects vehicles ...