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A 2003 Batch Of Trucks, An Airbag Defect And 26 Deaths So Far
Stellantis urged owners of thousands of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to "immediately stop" driving the vehicles if their Takata airbags have not been replaced, the company said Tuesday.
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U.S. Opens Probe Into 30 Million Vehicles Over Takata Airbag Inflators
U.S. auto safety investigators have opened a new probe into 30 million vehicles built by nearly two dozen automakers with potentially defective Takata airbag inflators, a government document seen by Reuters on Sunday showed.
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Chevrolet Completes Takata Airbag Recall Process In India
General Motors-owned Chevrolet brand might have exited India, but the company had said that it will continue to serve its existing customers by offering after-sales services and spare parts, at least for 10 years.
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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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Former Takata Plant Shipped 9 Million Seat Belts In Japan With Inaccurate Data - Nikkei
Takata was embroiled in one Japan's worst corporate scandals in recent years after admitting it fabricated faulty airbag inflators that could explode and send metal shrapnel into vehicle compartments.
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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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Toyota Conducts Final Phase Of Recall To Replace Takata Airbag Inflators
Previously installed Takata inflators will be replaced by those produced by other suppliers ahead of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's schedule, the company said.
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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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Honda Cars India Recalls 3,669 Units Of Accord To Replace Takata Airbag Inflators
Honda Cars India has announced that it will voluntarily replace Takata driver front airbag inflators from 3,669 units of the Honda Accord, which were manufactured between 2003 and 2006.
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Tesla Recalls More Than 14,000 Cars in China Over Takata Airbags
Tesla has already announced the recall of some Model S vehicles as part of a global industry-wide rooting out of parts made by Takata.
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Tesla Recalls More Than 14,000 Cars In China Over Takata Airbags
Electric-vehicle maker Tesla will recall 14,123 cars in China over airbags that contained a part made by now-defunct Japanese manufacturer Takata, the Chinese market regulator announced on Friday. The US giant has already announced the recall of some Model S vehicles as part of a global industry-wide rooting out of parts made by Takata, which went ...
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A 2003 Batch Of Trucks, An Airbag Defect And 26 Deaths So Far
Stellantis urged owners of thousands of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to "immediately stop" driving the vehicles if their Takata airbags have not been replaced, the company said Tuesday.
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U.S. Opens Probe Into 30 Million Vehicles Over Takata Airbag Inflators
U.S. auto safety investigators have opened a new probe into 30 million vehicles built by nearly two dozen automakers with potentially defective Takata airbag inflators, a government document seen by Reuters on Sunday showed.
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Chevrolet Completes Takata Airbag Recall Process In India
General Motors-owned Chevrolet brand might have exited India, but the company had said that it will continue to serve its existing customers by offering after-sales services and spare parts, at least for 10 years.
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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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Former Takata Plant Shipped 9 Million Seat Belts In Japan With Inaccurate Data - Nikkei
Takata was embroiled in one Japan's worst corporate scandals in recent years after admitting it fabricated faulty airbag inflators that could explode and send metal shrapnel into vehicle compartments.
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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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Toyota Conducts Final Phase Of Recall To Replace Takata Airbag Inflators
Previously installed Takata inflators will be replaced by those produced by other suppliers ahead of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's schedule, the company said.
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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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Honda Cars India Recalls 3,669 Units Of Accord To Replace Takata Airbag Inflators
Honda Cars India has announced that it will voluntarily replace Takata driver front airbag inflators from 3,669 units of the Honda Accord, which were manufactured between 2003 and 2006.
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Tesla Recalls More Than 14,000 Cars in China Over Takata Airbags
Tesla has already announced the recall of some Model S vehicles as part of a global industry-wide rooting out of parts made by Takata.
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Tesla Recalls More Than 14,000 Cars In China Over Takata Airbags
Electric-vehicle maker Tesla will recall 14,123 cars in China over airbags that contained a part made by now-defunct Japanese manufacturer Takata, the Chinese market regulator announced on Friday. The US giant has already announced the recall of some Model S vehicles as part of a global industry-wide rooting out of parts made by Takata, which went ...
