Honda Reports 20th Death due to Exploding Takata Airbag December 22, 2017 By TOM KRISHER A faulty Takata airbag inflator has killed another person, this time in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Honda said Tuesday night. The...
A Recalled Takata Airbag’s Path From Salvage Yard to Used Car August 23, 2017 By TOM KRISHER A dangerous Takata airbag should have been recalled before going from a wrecked car to a salvage yard, eventually ending...
Takata Adding 2.7M Cars to Airbag Inflator Recall July 13, 2017 By TOM KRISHER Takata is adding 2.7 million vehicles from Ford, Nissan and Mazda to the long list of those being recalled to...
Florida Man Dies After Takata Airbag Inflator Ruptures During Car Repair July 12, 2017 By TOM KRISHER Another person has been killed in the U.S. by an exploding Takata airbag inflator, but this death wasn’t the result...
Experts Say Airbag Victims Will Get Less Due to Takata Bankruptcy June 21, 2017 By TOM KRISHER A bankruptcy filing by Japanese airbag maker Takata will leave little money for dozens of people who sued the company...
GM, Regulators Disagree on Latest Takata Airbag Recall June 6, 2016 By David Shepardson The push by U.S. auto safety regulators to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators in millions of vehicles is...
Despite Danger, 4 Automakers Still Selling New Cars With Takata Inflators June 3, 2016 By TOM KRISHER Four automakers are selling new vehicles with Takata airbag inflators even though the devices are potentially defective and likely to...
Auto Safety Agency Head Says Total Takata Recall Won’t Make Cars Safer March 3, 2016 By TOM KRISHER The nation’s top auto safety regulator says an immediate recall of all Takata airbags wouldn’t provide significant safety benefits and...
Chances of Total Takata Airbag Recall Rise With More Deaths February 19, 2016 By TOM KRISHER As the Takata airbag saga drags on, concerns are growing that tens of millions of U.S. drivers with cars that...
Takata Engineer Refused to Testify in Airbag Failure Lawsuit February 18, 2016 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Susannah Nesmith A Takata Corp. engineer involved in testing the company’s airbags invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination in declining to testify...