Safety Agency Probes 4 Automakers In New Takata Air Bag Recall December 20, 2019 By Tom Krisher DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly...
Another Massive Takata Recall Looms for Large Batch of Air Bags December 13, 2019 By Masatsugu Horie Global automakers may face another potentially huge air-bag recall as the U.S. transport regulator evaluates the long-term safety of inflators...
Air-Bag Maker Takata Spurs 1.4 Million-Car Recall on Deadly Flaw December 4, 2019 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin and Todd Shields Takata Corp., the auto-parts supplier that went bankrupt after its air bags spurred the largest-ever recall, told U.S. safety regulators...
U.S. Auto Recalls Slow in 2017 From Takata-Boosted Pace March 9, 2018 By Ryan Beene The number of U.S. vehicles recalled for safety or technical defects plummeted in 2017 after several years of record levels...
Senators Blast Highway Safety Agency, Takata at Hearing June 25, 2015 By Alan Levin The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn’t been able to spot emerging safety hazards because of “blatant incompetent management,”...