Yet more news concerning improperly-manufactured Takata airbags – over in the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Takata has announced that the parts manufacturer’s recall on defective airbag inflators is set […]
Honda Australia has announced two recalls involving a total of 130,000 cars – again over airbags made by Japanese parts maker Takata Corp – according to CarAdvice. The defective inflators have been the source of […]
Nissan Australia will be recalling around 102,000 vehicles over improperly-manufactured Takata airbags, CarAdvice reports. No specific models have been confirmed, but the report says the recall affects 2004-2007 models equipped with ‘SPI’ inflators. The recall, […]
The current round of Takata airbag recalls continues – now Daihatsu is in on it. The mini-car automaker has said it is recalling 260,000 vehicles pertaining to the issue, but states that all of its […]
Following the recall made by Toyota and Nissan just a day ago, Honda looks set to pile on the figures as the Japanese carmaker has issued another round of recall for a total of 4.89 […]
UMW Toyota has issued a nationwide recall for models including the Camry, Corolla Altis, Vios, Yaris and RAV4 models. The recall aims to rectify the possibility of an improperly manufactured Takata airbag inflator on the […]
Showing no signs of abating, the Takata airbag recall story continues – Toyota and Nissan have announced a global recall on more than 6.5 million vehicles to replace potentially faulty airbag inflators made by the […]
Honda Motor Co and Japanese parts maker Takata Corp are being sued in the United States over the death of a pregnant Malaysian woman, killed in a collision in July involving her 2003 Honda City, […]
Amidst the airbag debacle, Takata Corp president Stefan Stocker is set to step down, with CEO Shigehisa Takada reclaiming the role, Reuters reports. Stocker, 61, joined Takata from Bosch in February 2013 as an executive officer. He […]
Honda is reportedly frustrated with Takata’s response over its defective airbag inflators and its inability to zero in on the cause of the problems, with the carmaker’s CEO Takanobu Ito said to be “angry” and “betrayed” by the Japanese auto […]
A shortfall in replacement airbag inflator production from Japanese parts manufacturer Takata Corp will hamper carmakers’ efforts to recall the former’s defective airbags, despite a ramp up in capacity from 300,000 units to 450,000 scheduled to come online […]
Yesterday, Honda Motor Co disclosed that a Malaysian woman was killed on July 27 in an incident involving a defective driver’s airbag in her 2003 Honda City. Following a collision, the improperly-manufactured front driver airbag […]
A Malaysian woman was killed in a collision in July involving her 2003 Honda City which contained a defective airbag, Honda Motor Co confirmed today. The problematic safety component manufactured by Japanese parts maker Takata Corp has been […]
Amidst a series of massive vehicle recalls worldwide, Japanese automotive parts supplier Takata Corp has modified the composition of an airbag propellant that contains a volatile chemical, it told Reuters. A Takata official told the […]
Public prosecutors in the United States are targeting Japanese automotive parts supplier Takata Corp, which is suspected to have misled US regulators regarding its airbags. The company’s defective safety components have been a centre of series of massive worldwide recalls […]