After Honda announced in early July 2015 a 4.5 million-vehicle recall in cars and trucks equipped with Takata-made airbags, the total number of vehicles with faulty airbag inflators has ballooned to over 57.5 million worldwide. The defective inflators are prone to causing airbags to spontaneously explode, spewing metal shrapnel into the vehicle at...
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Takata Exec Apologizes for Faulty Airbags Claiming at Least Eight Lives
In a long overdue public address, Takata Corp.’s chief executive Shigehisa Takada apologized for his company’s defective airbags that have claimed at least eight lives and injured 130 others. “I feel a heavy responsibility,” Takada said of the faulty airbags installed in about 35 million vehicles that are prone exploding, yet maintained that Takata products...
Read moreTakata Airbag Recalls Aren’t Over Yet
In March 2015, 100,000 more drivers were informed of the dangers their vehicles may pose when their Honda automobiles were recalled, adding to the over 5 million-vehicle Takata airbag recall crisis. Owners of affected 2008 Honda Pilots, 2004 Honda Civics, and numerous model-year Honda Accords are at risk for injury or death due...
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