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Honda Malaysia (HM) today announced that it is extending the Takata front passenger airbag inflator recall to include a further 28,399 units of model year 2013 cars. The models involved are the MY2013 City (14,944 […]
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Honda Malaysia confirms Takata driver airbag inflator rupture in fatal crash on Jan 1 – vehicle part of recall
Honda Malaysia, following an inspection with the Royal Malaysia Police, has confirmed that a Takata driver airbag inflator ruptured in a crash in Selangor on January 1, 2018. The crash involved a 2004 Honda City, […]
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Takata recalls another 3.3 million vehicles in the United States to replace faulty frontal airbag inflators
And on it goes, the world’s biggest automotive safety recall caused by Takata’s faulty airbag inflators. In the United States, the Japanese safety system manufacturer has added 3.3 million vehicles to the list, the latest […]
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Honda Malaysia recall – Takata passenger airbag inflator replacement availability to reach 55% soon
Honda Malaysia has released an update over the status of airbag availability with regards to the ongoing Takata airbag inflator recall – stock availability of front passenger airbag inflators is targeted to be increased 55% […]
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Takata driver airbag inflator parts availability now at 100% – Honda Malaysia urges immediate action
Here’s an update from Honda Malaysia (HM) on the Takata airbag recall. The company has announced that parts availability for the driver front airbag inflator is at 100% as of today. This means that there […]
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Mazda Malaysia announces recall for Mazda 6, BT-50 – faulty Takata-made airbag inflators in 1,003 vehicles
Mazda Malaysia has announced a recall for the first-generation Mazda 6 (GG) and BT-50 (J97M) to replace potentially faulty Takata-made airbag inflators. Similar to previous recall programmes related to such airbag inflators, owners are urged […]
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Ferrari recalls 359 vehicles in Australia for potentially faulty Takata-made airbags – four models affected
According to a report by CarAdvice, a total of 359 Ferrari vehicles built between 2009 and 2011 have been recalled in Australia due to the possibility of faulty Takata-sourced airbags being installed in them. A […]
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Takata defective airbag inflators – eight carmakers to issue recall for more than 12 million vehicles in the US
According to a Reuters report, eight automakers in the US will recall more than 12 million vehicles for defective Takata airbag inflators. The new recall is focused on passenger-side air bag inflators, whereas prior recalls […]
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Honda Malaysia extends recall to another 58,140 units – 2011-2013 models for Takata driver airbag inflators
Honda Malaysia (HM) has issued a recall for 58,140 units in Malaysia made between 2011 and 2013, as per the list above. It is to replace the Takata driver airbag inflator in affected cars with […]
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Takata could recall 85 million more airbags in the US
The worse isn’t over for Takata Corp. Recently, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that about 85 million airbag inflators inside vehicles in the US would have to be recalled if […]
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Takata estimates worst-case cost up to USD$24 billion to recall faulty airbags – 4x higher than FY15 revenue
Takata is estimating that at its worst, a cost of USD$24 billion (RM93 billion) would be required to rectify all known faulty airbags across the globe. According to Bloomberg, an unnamed sourced disclosed the information, […]
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ZF TRW set to overtake Takata as one of the world’s largest airbag inflator supplier, looking at no.2 spot
With embattled Takata Corporation struggling with huge fines and a fast-shrinking customer base, ZF TRW expects to take the number two spot as one of the world’s largest supplier of airbag inflators, Automotive News reports. […]
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Ford officially drops Takata as airbag inflator supplier
Ford is the latest carmaker to stop using airbag inflators produced by the Takata Corporation, after other manufacturers including Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and Honda dropped the Japanese-based automotive parts company as well. “Ford Motor Company […]
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Takata issued record USD$200 million fine by NHTSA; Honda ditches automotive airbag producer
The US Department of Transport’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a massive USD$200 million fine to Takata Corp for defective airbag inflators that violated the country’s Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The fine […]
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Volkswagen to be investigated in the US for Takata-supplied airbag rupture in a 2015 Tiguan SUV
Latest to be dragged into the Takata airbag issue is German automaker, Volkswagen. The brand, together with Takata, is set to be investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the US following […]