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DOT Urges Drivers to Repair Faulty Takata Airbags Now

The U.S. Department of Transportation is again urging owners of vehicles with defective Takata airbags to seek repairs immediately. The agency singled out Ford Rangers and Mazda B-Series trucks from 2006, which are under a “do not drive” warning. The …

Report Blames Faulty Airbag for Florida Driver’s Death

A Florida woman died because a faulty airbag ruptured and fired shrapnel into her head during a crash she should have survived, a report released Wednesday by the state’s Highway Patrol said. Nichol Barker, 34, of Holiday, Florida, was struck …

Takata Adds 3.3M Airbag Inflators to Massive Recall

Japanese airbag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty airbag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, …