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Nissan Issues "Do Not Drive" Warning For 84,000 Vehicles
Nissan issued a "Do Not Drive" warning for around 84,000 vehicles with Takata air bags for models between 2002 and 2006, US officials said this week.
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Ford To Recall 3 Million Vehicles For Airbags At $610 Million Cost In The US
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it will recall 3 million vehicles for air bag inflators that could rupture, at a cost of $610 million.
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US Orders Ford To Recall 3 Million Vehicles With Takata Airbags
US regulators on Tuesday ordered Ford to recall three million vehicles containing Takata airbags that show signs of "potential future rupture risk."
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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 Confirms 17th US Death In Takata Air Bag Rupture
Honda Motor Co said on Saturday it has confirmed a 17th U.S. death tied to a faulty Takata air bag inflator.
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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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Toyota Advances Plans To Replace Takata Airbags In 65,000 Vehicles
Takata and its U.S. entity TK Holdings Inc filed for bankruptcy in June last year after recalling more than 100 million of its air bag inflators worldwide
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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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Mitsubishi Recalls Cars Twice To Replace Takata Air Bags
Takata inflators use ammonium nitrate to cause a small explosion and inflate the bags in a crash. But the chemical can deteriorate over time when exposed to airborne moisture and high temperatures.
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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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Nissan Issues "Do Not Drive" Warning For 84,000 Vehicles
Nissan issued a "Do Not Drive" warning for around 84,000 vehicles with Takata air bags for models between 2002 and 2006, US officials said this week.
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Ford To Recall 3 Million Vehicles For Airbags At $610 Million Cost In The US
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it will recall 3 million vehicles for air bag inflators that could rupture, at a cost of $610 million.
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US Orders Ford To Recall 3 Million Vehicles With Takata Airbags
US regulators on Tuesday ordered Ford to recall three million vehicles containing Takata airbags that show signs of "potential future rupture risk."
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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 Confirms 17th US Death In Takata Air Bag Rupture
Honda Motor Co said on Saturday it has confirmed a 17th U.S. death tied to a faulty Takata air bag inflator.
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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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Toyota Advances Plans To Replace Takata Airbags In 65,000 Vehicles
Takata and its U.S. entity TK Holdings Inc filed for bankruptcy in June last year after recalling more than 100 million of its air bag inflators worldwide
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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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Mitsubishi Recalls Cars Twice To Replace Takata Air Bags
Takata inflators use ammonium nitrate to cause a small explosion and inflate the bags in a crash. But the chemical can deteriorate over time when exposed to airborne moisture and high temperatures.
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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.
