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Daimler Sets $560 Million Aside for Takata Airbag Recall
Daimler Sets $560 Million Aside for Takata Airbag Recall

20 May 2016, 08:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Daimler has announced it set aside a hefty sum of money to take care of the most recent Takata airbag recall in USA and Canada. They put aside $560 million

 
Hawaii Sues Takata for Airbag Fiasco, Accuses Them of Cover-up
Hawaii Sues Takata for Airbag Fiasco, Accuses Them of Cover-up

17 May 2016, 14:07 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hawaii has become the first US state to file a lawsuit against Takata. They accuse the Japanese supplier of covering up their faulty airbag situation

 
Honda Will Reportedly Recall 20 Million Takata Airbag Parts
Honda Will Reportedly Recall 20 Million Takata Airbag Parts

10 May 2016, 08:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Honda is expected to announce a new recall related to Takata airbag components. This time, around 20 million parts will be changed. It's not official yet

 
Takata Preparing Another Recall, 35 Million Airbag Inflators Are Targeted
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

 
Nissan Issues Global Recall for 3.5 Million Vehicles, Will Fix Passenger Airbag
Nissan Issues Global Recall for 3.5 Million Vehicles, Will Fix Passenger Airbag

1 May 2016, 11:07 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Nissan has announced a global recall campaign that targets 3.5 million vehicles. Some Infiniti models are also affected. The issue concerns the passenger airbag

 
BMW Issues Stop-Sale for Certain MY2016 7 Series in the US for Airbag Recall
BMW Issues Stop-Sale for Certain MY2016 7 Series in the US for Airbag Recall

14 Apr 2016, 15:05 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW has stopped sale of certain versions of the 7 Series in the USA to perform an airbag recall. This time, the supplier is Continental, not Takata

 
Honda Will Recall 143,000 Cars in Japan to Replace Airbags, No Takata Parts
Honda Will Recall 143,000 Cars in Japan to Replace Airbags, No Takata Parts

8 Apr 2016, 14:12 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Honda will start a recall targeting 143,000 vehicles sold in Japan to replace their airbag inflators. The parts were made by Daicel, not Takata

 
Daimler Will Recall 840,000 Vehicles in Relation to the Takata Situation
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

 
Continental to Issue Airbag Recall, Five Million Units Are Affected
Continental to Issue Airbag Recall, Five Million Units Are Affected

4 Feb 2016, 16:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The automotive supplier Continental is set to issue a recall that will affect five million vehicles. The problem is linked to the airbag control module

 
Toyota Will Recall 320,000 Vehicles in the US for Airbag Repair, No Takata Parts
Toyota Will Recall 320,000 Vehicles in the US for Airbag Repair, No Takata Parts

3 Feb 2016, 14:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Toyota's US branch has announced a recall that will include almost 320,000 vehicles. While airbag-related, the recall doesn't involve Takata parts

 
Takata Airbag Recall Might Expand by 5 Million Vehicles
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
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

 
Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles Will Recall 2 Million Ram Trucks, Faulty Airbags are Involved
Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles Will Recall 2 Million Ram Trucks, Faulty Airbags are Involved

27 Jul 2015, 11:12 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Another massive recall looms over Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, after the company will operate two call in sessions which will affect two million cars

 
Audi Recalls 850,000 A4 Models Built after 2012 for Airbag Problem
Audi Recalls 850,000 A4 Models Built after 2012 for Airbag Problem

23 Oct 2014, 16:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi, the world's second largest premium car company by volume, has just announced that it discovered a potentially serious problem with the airbags on its bread and butter executive car, the A...

 
2014 Honda Odyssey Recalled for Airbag Problem
2014 Honda Odyssey Recalled for Airbag Problem

3 May 2014, 11:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda is doing a recall on its Odyssey minivan for problems to do with its side. No, it’s not that the sides are too boring, but that the airbags located there aren’t working properly. W...

 
Nissan Recalls 1 Million 2013, 2014 Models for Airbag Glitch
Nissan Recalls 1 Million 2013, 2014 Models for Airbag Glitch

26 Mar 2014, 14:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan of North America has announced a sweeping recall affecting a broad range of models which all suffer from the same problem related to the deployment of their airbags. The problem is not a m...

 
2013 and 2014 Range Rovers Recalled for Airbag Problem
2013 and 2014 Range Rovers Recalled for Airbag Problem

6 Jan 2014, 15:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that even the latest Range Rover SUVs are not bulletproof when it comes their passenger safety as they have been experiencing some airbag problems. Yes, you’ve heard it right and as a...

 
2012 Audi A6 Recalled for Airbag Issue
2012 Audi A6 Recalled for Airbag Issue

14 Dec 2011, 17:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi has announced a recall affecting its 2012 A6 models that may develop a fault to do with the car’s airbags. According to the official notice, the models affected are sedans built between A...

 
GM Recalls Cadillac SRX Over Airbag Software Issue
GM Recalls Cadillac SRX Over Airbag Software Issue

11 Jun 2011, 12:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors is recalling 47,401 of its 2011 Cadillac SRX due to a fault with the model’s airbags. An issue with the software that manages them might lead to the right rear one not opening p...