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Utah Woman Injured by Airbag Shrapnel Files Suit

A Utah woman sued an airbag maker, her car manufacturer and the dealership that inspected the safety device after it sent shrapnel into her neck during a crash, leaving her unable to speak normally. Randi Johnston’s air bag deployed in …

Regulators Probe Chrysler SUV Airbag Recall

U.S. safety regulators are investigating Chrysler Group’s 2012 recall of 744,822 sport utility vehicles in the United States after six consumers complained of inadvertent airbag deployments even after fixes were made. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents …