Takata Corp. News
Takata in Hot Seat Again After Air Bag Materials Explode in Texas
A truck transporting Takata Corp air bag propellant material at the center of a global recall crashed and exploded in Texas last week, killing one woman and injuring four other people, the auto parts ...
Takata Air Bag Part Recall Hits 14M in Expanded U.S. Effort; Disputes Remain
Japan's Takata Corp declared nearly 14 million air bag inflators defective as part of an expanded U.S. recall, but it said it considered the recall investigative, leaving the thorny question of ...
Record Takata Air Bag Recall Could Grow Larger Still
The U.S.'s auto safety regulator said it's investigating all Takata Corp.air-bag inflators that use a chemical propellant banned from future models and will compile data to determine whether to ...
Takata Must Pay Up to a Record $200M Over Defective Air Bags
The Japanese maker of air bags linked to the deaths or injuries of dozens of motorists has agreed to pay a U.S. civil penalty of up to $200 million and have an independent monitor oversee the ...
Takata U.S. Air Bag Recall Doubles to 34 Million, Making (Sobering) History
]Air-bag maker Takata Corp. gave in to U.S. regulators on Tuesday, agreeing to what will be the largest automotive recall in history as investigators continue to search for the root cause of a defect ...
Takata Irks Regulators by Rejecting Broader Air Bag Recall Request
The top U.S. auto-safety regulator told lawmakers there is no way Takata Corp. can justify limiting an air bag recall to only high-humidity states. David Friedman, the deputy administrator for the ...
CEO in Crisis: Takata’s Leader Lacks Sense of Emergency in Air Bag Recall, Associates Say
Shigehisa Takada, the third-generation head of Takata Corp., shows little sense of the crisis engulfing the Japanese air bag maker at the center of one of the auto industry's biggest safety recalls, ...
Air Bag Accident Victims Unable to Access Details of Other Settlements
Confidential settlements over defective Takata Corp. air bags are sealing off relevant information that other victims could use to pursue injury claims. The accords make financial sense for the ...