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18th U.S. Takata Death Reported, First In A BMW
BMW said its engineers will work closely with federal investigators to inspect the vehicle and to understand the details of the incident.
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Honda Confirms 17th U.S. Death In Takata Airbag Rupture
The most recent previous fatal confirmed U.S. incident was the June 2018 death of a driver after the crash of a 2002 Honda Civic in Buckeye, Arizona.
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Honda To Pay $85 Million To Settle U.S. States' Probe Over Takata Air Bags
Honda Motor Co has agreed to pay $85 million to settle an investigation by most U.S. states into its use of defective Takata airbag inflators in its vehicles, according to a consent order made public on Tuesday.
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Honda Recalling 2.7 Million North American Vehicles For New Air Bag Inflator Defect
The new recall covers Honda and Acura automobiles from the 1996 through 2003 model years. Honda said it is aware of one field rupture of a inflator in the new recall campaign - a 2012 crash in Texas that resulted in an injury - and two in junkyards in Japan.
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Daimler Loses $1.3 billion On Diesel, Airbag Woes
Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, says it lost 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in the second quarter as the company booked 4.2 billion euros in one-time charges for troubles with diesel vehicles and air bag recalls. The quarterly loss reported Wednesday was the company's first since 2009 and a bumpy start for new CEO Ola Kalleniu...
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Ford Agrees To $299.1 Million U.S. Takata Air Bag Settlement
The settlement covers several forms of economic damages linked to the inflators, including claims that vehicles were inaccurately represented to be safe, buyers had overpaid for cars with defective or substandard air bags and faced out of pocket costs to deal with recalls.
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Toyota Expands U.S. Takata Air Bag Recall To 600,000 Extra Vehicles
Air bags with the inflators have been linked to at least 180 injuries and 20 deaths, mostly in the United States including one in Louisiana that was identified last month.
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General Motors To Recall 2.5 Million Vehicles In China Over Takata Airbags
GM and its joint venture partner Shanghai GM will start withdrawing vehicles fitted with the potentially faulty airbags beginning next month and will include Chevrolet and Buick cars. They will replace the faulty airbags for free.
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Volkswagen Recalls 4.86 Million Vehicles In China Over Takata Air Bags
The watchdog estimated over 20 million cars in China had air bags made by Takata, which have been linked to at least 16 deaths and 180 injuries globally.
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Takata To Plead Guilty, Pay $1 billion US Penalty Over Air Bag Defect
A federal grand jury separately indicted three longtime Takata executives, all Japanese citizens, after a more than two-year U.S. criminal probe.
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US Confirms 11th Death Due To Takata Air Bags
A 50-year-old woman who died after a car wreck last month in California is the 11th U.S. victim of Takata Corp.'s defective air bag inflators.
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Takata Failed To Report 2003 Air Bag Rupture To US Road Authority
Japanese air bag supplier Takata Corp said it failed to inform the US auto safety agency of a 2003 rupture of one of its air bag inflators in Switzerland, according to an internal Takata report released by US regulators on Friday.
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Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.9 Million Vehicles For Air Bag Defect
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it's recalling more than 1.9 million vehicles worldwide because their air bags might not deploy in a crash.
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General Motors Recalls 4.3 Million Vehicles Over Air Bag-Related Defect
General Motors Co said on Friday it will recall nearly 4.3 million vehicles worldwide due to a software defect that can prevent air bags from deploying during a crash, a flaw already linked to one death and three injuries.
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Takata Settles With Japan Woman Injured By Air Bag
A woman injured by a faulty Takata Corp. air bag has settled her case and withdrawn her complaint, Japanese media reported today.
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18th U.S. Takata Death Reported, First In A BMW
BMW said its engineers will work closely with federal investigators to inspect the vehicle and to understand the details of the incident.
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Honda Confirms 17th U.S. Death In Takata Airbag Rupture
The most recent previous fatal confirmed U.S. incident was the June 2018 death of a driver after the crash of a 2002 Honda Civic in Buckeye, Arizona.
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Honda To Pay $85 Million To Settle U.S. States' Probe Over Takata Air Bags
Honda Motor Co has agreed to pay $85 million to settle an investigation by most U.S. states into its use of defective Takata airbag inflators in its vehicles, according to a consent order made public on Tuesday.
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Honda Recalling 2.7 Million North American Vehicles For New Air Bag Inflator Defect
The new recall covers Honda and Acura automobiles from the 1996 through 2003 model years. Honda said it is aware of one field rupture of a inflator in the new recall campaign - a 2012 crash in Texas that resulted in an injury - and two in junkyards in Japan.
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Daimler Loses $1.3 billion On Diesel, Airbag Woes
Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, says it lost 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in the second quarter as the company booked 4.2 billion euros in one-time charges for troubles with diesel vehicles and air bag recalls. The quarterly loss reported Wednesday was the company's first since 2009 and a bumpy start for new CEO Ola Kalleniu...
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Ford Agrees To $299.1 Million U.S. Takata Air Bag Settlement
The settlement covers several forms of economic damages linked to the inflators, including claims that vehicles were inaccurately represented to be safe, buyers had overpaid for cars with defective or substandard air bags and faced out of pocket costs to deal with recalls.
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Toyota Expands U.S. Takata Air Bag Recall To 600,000 Extra Vehicles
Air bags with the inflators have been linked to at least 180 injuries and 20 deaths, mostly in the United States including one in Louisiana that was identified last month.
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General Motors To Recall 2.5 Million Vehicles In China Over Takata Airbags
GM and its joint venture partner Shanghai GM will start withdrawing vehicles fitted with the potentially faulty airbags beginning next month and will include Chevrolet and Buick cars. They will replace the faulty airbags for free.
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Volkswagen Recalls 4.86 Million Vehicles In China Over Takata Air Bags
The watchdog estimated over 20 million cars in China had air bags made by Takata, which have been linked to at least 16 deaths and 180 injuries globally.
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Takata To Plead Guilty, Pay $1 billion US Penalty Over Air Bag Defect
A federal grand jury separately indicted three longtime Takata executives, all Japanese citizens, after a more than two-year U.S. criminal probe.
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US Confirms 11th Death Due To Takata Air Bags
A 50-year-old woman who died after a car wreck last month in California is the 11th U.S. victim of Takata Corp.'s defective air bag inflators.
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Takata Failed To Report 2003 Air Bag Rupture To US Road Authority
Japanese air bag supplier Takata Corp said it failed to inform the US auto safety agency of a 2003 rupture of one of its air bag inflators in Switzerland, according to an internal Takata report released by US regulators on Friday.
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Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.9 Million Vehicles For Air Bag Defect
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it's recalling more than 1.9 million vehicles worldwide because their air bags might not deploy in a crash.
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General Motors Recalls 4.3 Million Vehicles Over Air Bag-Related Defect
General Motors Co said on Friday it will recall nearly 4.3 million vehicles worldwide due to a software defect that can prevent air bags from deploying during a crash, a flaw already linked to one death and three injuries.
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Takata Settles With Japan Woman Injured By Air Bag
A woman injured by a faulty Takata Corp. air bag has settled her case and withdrawn her complaint, Japanese media reported today.
