Potential Airbag Problem Prompts Toyota to Recall the Prius
15 Sep 2016, 05:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to own a 2016 Toyota Prius, you should know that the front passenger airbag inflator in your car could pose a problem in the event of a crash
General Motors Recalls 3.64 Million Cars, Including Corvette and Caprice PPV
10 Sep 2016, 11:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No less than 3.64 million General Motors nameplates from the 2014 to the 2017 model years are due a software reflash to fix the sensing and diagnostic module
GM Chose Takata Airbags For Cost Savings In The 90's, Ex-Autoliv Employee Claims
29 Aug 2016, 17:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Back in the 1990s, automakers were trying to cut costs. A Japanese supplier promised them airbags that were 30% cheaper than the competitor. It was Takata
ARC Automotive Investigated Over Airbags That Caused One Death, Two Injuries
5 Aug 2016, 13:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Takata Corp. has bitten the dust over the airbag fiasco, the saga continues with another airbag manufacturer called ARC Automotive Inc
New Vehicles On Sale With Airbags That Must Be Recalled By 2019 Found by Senate
21 Jul 2016, 09:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A report from the U.S. Senate has revealed that Daimler AG and Ferrari, among others, still sell new vehicles with Takata airbags that will be recalled by 2019
Honda Audit Finds Takata Manipulated Data Sent To Automaker
19 Jul 2016, 08:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Takata misled its biggest customer, Honda, by sending it manipulated test results to make its products look good. An independent audit revealed the deception
NHTSA Recalls Overly Dangerous Takata Airbag-Equipped Honda and Acura Vehicles
1 Jul 2016, 09:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a Honda or an Acura from the 2001 to 2003 model years, you'd better bring it to the dealer and have its airbags replaced
Takata Might Be Purchased By Investors, Over 30 Interested Parties Have Emerged
13 Jun 2016, 17:35 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Even though Takata is having severe problems, the Japanese company is not being avoided by investors. According to a report, around 30 investors are interested
Ferrari + Defective Takata Airbag Inflator = Recall
8 Jun 2016, 12:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Takata airbag inflator saga continues. This time around, Ferrari is recalling certain units of the 2009 - 2011 MY California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, and FF
GM Recalls 1.9 Million Trucks and SUVs Equipped With Takata Airbags
3 Jun 2016, 09:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles manufactured by General Motors for the 2007 to 2011 model years, then read on
Honda Gold Wing Affected by the Takata Airbag Recalls
1 Jun 2016, 08:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Honda being the only motorcycle manufacturer that equips its bikes with airbags, hearing about a recall concerning these safety products was not surprising
Japan Orders Seven-Million Vehicle Expansion of Takata Airbag Recall
27 May 2016, 17:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Takata's Airbag recall is getting worse. Japan's Transport Ministry ordered automakers to recall all cars fitted with defective airbag inflators from Takata
First-Person View on a Motorcycle Crash Saved by Airbag Vest
26 May 2016, 12:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In case you doubt the functionality of airbag vests for motorcyclists, here's some footage from a crash and a full testimony of the very rider involved
Toyota Announces Recall Expansion For Takata Airbags, 1.6 Million Units Affected
24 May 2016, 08:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Like Volkswagen's Dieselgate, Takata's airbag recall fiasco is far from over. This time, Toyota announced a recall expansion which includes 1.6 million vehicles
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
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
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
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
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