Takata Airbag Death Toll Rises to 13
6 May 2016, 10:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Honda Motor Co. has confirmed two additional deaths connected to the faulty airbag inflators produced by Takata, bringing the global total to 13
Takata Preparing Another Recall, 35 Million Airbag Inflators Are Targeted
4 May 2016, 08:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Takata is reportedly prepping for a new airbag inflator recall. This one is expected to target tens of millions of vehicles sold in the USA
Takata Airbag Death Toll Rises to 10
7 Apr 2016, 14:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / More than two years after Takata announced that its airbags were at fault for sending shrapnel into the occupants' faces, the danger is still present
Takata Shares Drop 20% on News of the Huge Cost of Possible Total Recall
30 Mar 2016, 16:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Takata appears to have dug a very deep hole for itself that it's still trying to dig itself out of. News of colossal additional potential costs don't help
Honda Admits It Knew About the Takata Airbag Fiasco Since 2009
26 Mar 2016, 11:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This may come as a surprise from the automaker that gave us VTEC and fuel cell vehicles, but Honda knew about the faulty Takata airbags since as early as 2009
GM Will Recall 200,000 Saab and Saturn Vehicles over Takata Issues
17 Feb 2016, 10:55 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Takata's Airbag fiasco will make General Motors recall around 200,000 Saab and Saturn vehicles in the US and Canada. The two brands were killed off by GM
Daimler Will Recall 840,000 Vehicles in Relation to the Takata Situation
10 Feb 2016, 14:55 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Daimler AG has announced it will issue a recall that comprises approximately 840,000 vehicles. The action involves precautionary replacement of Takata parts
Honda Recalls 443,000 Cars in Japan over Faulty Takata Airbags
5 Feb 2016, 14:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if it weren't enough that Honda is the most affected automaker in the Takata airbag saga, the Japanese outfit announced it's recalling an extra 430,000 cars
Ford Expands Takata-Related Airbag Recall on Ranger
26 Jan 2016, 17:21 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford has announced the expansion of its airbag recall for the 2004-2006 Ranger in light of the recent Takata-related findings. Over 300,000 units are affected
Takata Airbag Recall Might Expand by 5 Million Vehicles
23 Jan 2016, 10:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The ninth death caused by a faulty Takata airbag could lead to a five-million vehicle expansion of the safety recall. NHTSA hasn't posted the full list yet
NY Times Gets Hold of Takata E-Mails. One of Them Bears “Happy Tampering” Inside
4 Jan 2016, 16:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Newly obtained internal e-mails between Takata employees revealed that tampering internal tests wasn't abnormal. The company dismisses some of the accusations
Takata Engineers Altered Airbag Testing Data for 10 Years, Whistleblowers Were Ignored
25 Nov 2015, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Believe it or not, Japanese engineers altered testing data of Takata airbags from 2000 to 2010. More surprisingly, the whistleblowers were completely ignored
NHTSA Fines Takata $70 Million, Accepts Payment over the Next Five Years
5 Nov 2015, 09:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Takata airbag inflator scandal won't come to an end earlier than 2019, when all cars are expected to have proper, safe inflators on board
Fake Takata Airbag Makes this Honda Owner's Recall Story Worse
6 Sep 2015, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As if dealing with Takata airbags that have faulty airbags wasn't enough, fake Takata products are also an important issue
Ferrari Recall Alert: Takata Airbag Issue Affects Everything From the California to the LaFerrari
17 Jul 2015, 15:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ferrari North America is recalling certain 2015MY 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 458 Speciale, 458 Speciale A, California T, FF, F12 Berlinetta and LaFerrari vehicles
Recall Alert: 2008 - 2010 Dodge Challenger Affected by the Takata Airbag Fiasco
13 Jul 2015, 15:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2008 to 2010 model year Dodge Challenger in all its guises is recalled over faulty Takata airbags. All 88,346 units made
Recall Expansion: 4.5 Million Honda Cars Called Back Over Takata Airbags
9 Jul 2015, 15:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / From the 33.8-plus million vehicles equipped with sub-standard Takata airbag inflators, 24.5 million cars are made by the Honda Motor Co.
Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada Issues Public Apology For Recall Fiasco
27 Jun 2015, 11:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Takata Corp.'s numero uno manned up and issued a public apology to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Honda Expands Takata Airbag-related Recall
16 Jun 2015, 15:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / American Honda Motor Company announced today that it's adding 1.39 million airbag inflators to its Takata airbag-related recall campaigns
Subaru is Recalling 81,100 Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags
1 Jun 2015, 09:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 81,100 vehicles coming in the guise of the Subaru Impreza and Saab 9-2x are being recalled over defective airbags manufactured by Takata