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Auto Makers Hire Former NHTSA regulator and Engineering Firm for Takata Probe
Auto Makers Hire Former NHTSA regulator and Engineering Firm for Takata Probe Ten auto makers are hoping to find the cause behind Takata airbag inflators rupturing and exploding too violently. The group hired former NHTSA administrator, David Kelly as the project manager over the testing of Takata airbags, and also selected Orbital ATK, an aerospace…
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Takata Fined $14,000 a Day by NHTSA Investigation over Exploding Airbag
Takata Fined $14,000 a Day by NHTSA Investigation The United States is fining Takata $14,000 a day for failing to cooperate with the government’s investigation of the company’s defective airbags. The U.S. transportation secretary, Anthony Foxx shared that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued two orders in 2014 calling for Takata to provide…
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Takata Refuses to Expand Recall Leaving Auto Manufacturers with Large Burden or Penalties
Takata Refuses to Expand Recall Leaving Auto Manufacturers with Large Burden or Penalties Close to 8 million vehicles by 10 different auto manufacturers have been recalled this year due to Takata’s exploding airbags. The airbags could inflate in minor accidents or without cause sending pieces of shrapnel into the driver’s body which could result in…
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Honda admits underreporting serious accidents to safety regulators
Honda admits underreporting serious accidents to safety regulators Honda Motor Co acknowledged last Monday that it failed to notify U.S. safety regulators of 1,729 claims of injuries and deaths related to accidents that occurred in its vehicles over the past eleven years. Honda shared that the number of underreported claims came from an independent third-party…
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Remedy for Defective Airbags May Result in More Injuries and Death
Remedy for Defective Airbags May Result in More Injuries and Death It is already pretty alarming that over eight million vehicles from 10 different automakers have been recalled for defective airbags that could explode sending out shrapnel and injure passengers. To make matters worse, Takata, the airbag manufacturer, does not have enough replacement airbags for…
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Takata airbag recall: Is your vehicle on the list?
Takata Airbag Recall Lawyer The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now advising nearly 8 million drivers to take “immediate action” against defective airbags that could explode and harm occupants. In a post on its website, NHTSA shared a message urging consumers to have their airbags replaced immediately if their vehicle was on the recalled…
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Eight auto makers issue recall for Takata exploding air bags
Takata exploding air bag recall Although air bags do a great job at helping save lives, when designed defectively they can cause severe injuries and possibly death. Eight major car makers have joined in a recall for vehicles that are equipped with air bags that could explode under certain circumstances. In 2013, Takata, a major…
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