airbag recall News
U.S. to Extend Airbag Probe Rather Than Require Vehicle Recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it will not seek an immediate recall of airbag inflators in about 50 million U.S. vehicles assembled by 13 automakers and instead ...
U.S. Auto Safety Agency Reports 28th Death Due to Airbag Inflators
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had confirmed the 28th death in the United States stemming from defective Takata airbag inflators since 2009. The issue has ...
Auto Safety Agency Says 51M Airbag Inflators Still Pose Risk
A U.S. regulator said on Wednesday it still believes that airbag inflators in 49 million U.S. vehicles assembled by 13 automakers pose serious safety risks and it is considering issuing a recall. The ...
Former U.S. Road Safety Chief Confident Agency Can Regulate High-Tech Vehicles
In the past 15 months, no one has been more responsible for safety on the nation's roads than Ann Carlson. For much of that time she has served as acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic ...
Airbag Maker Can’t Promise Inflators Won’t Explode, Hurl Shrapnel
A company that makes airbag inflators that have exploded in eight incidents involving two deaths and seven injuries argued Tuesday that it can't say for sure whether its inflators might cause further ...
Automakers Risk Fresh Liabilities With Latest Takata Air Bag Recalls
Takata Corp's bankruptcy filing last month was meant to draw a line under the auto industry's biggest safety recall, but last week's announcement of more air bag inflator recalls suggests automakers ...
Three Takata Executives Indicted in U.S. Over Company’s Faulty Airbags
Three Takata Corp. executives were accused in a U.S. indictment of misleading federal regulators, consumers and car manufacturers about the company's faulty air bags as part of a years-long scheme ...
Takata Shares Soar After Reports of Near-Complete U.S. Settlement Over Faulty Air Bags
Takata Corp. shares rose by the daily limit after the Wall Street Journal reported the company is nearing a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve allegations of criminal ...