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Another Massive Takata Recall Looms for Large Batch of Air Bags

Global automakers may face another potentially huge air-bag recall as the U.S. transport regulator evaluates the long-term safety of inflators made by bankrupt supplier Takata. The manufacturing entity left after the supplier’s implosion faces a Dec. 31 deadline to show …

GM Recalls 4,300 Cars in U.S. Over Airbags

General Motors Co. said it is recalling 4,304 Chevrolet Malibu Eco cars sold in the United States to reprogram a module that controls airbag deployments. The U.S. automaker said in what it described as rare cases under extremely aggressive turning, …

GM Recalling 38,000 Pontiac G8s Over Airbag Issue

General Motors Co. is recalling 38,400 Pontiac G8 models made in Australia to reprogram the front-passenger airbag module. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday that the air-bag modules for the 2008 and 2009 models might not comply with …

Honda Expands Recall to Check 833,000 Air Bags

Honda Motor Co. is expanding a recall so it can check the driver’s air bags on another 833,000 vehicles for a possible defect. The automaker said it’s adding the vehicles to a previous recall because some may have had faulty …