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This recall only relates to the passenger-side front airbag inflator in certain Subaru vehicles, and does not affect our driver-side front airbags, which were not equipped with a Takata inflator. (subaru.com)
About 20 million vehicles produced by some of the world's biggest automakers are being recalled due to the risk their Takata-made airbags could deploy with excessive explosive power. (industryweek.com)
NEW YORK - Embattled Japanese auto supplier Takata said Monday it will double its production of replacement airbags in the next six months in response to a massive global safety recall. (industryweek.com)
Takata, under fire from safety regulators over defective airbags linked to at least five fatalities, said it increased production of airbag replacement kits from 350,000 per month in December to 450,000 per month currently. (industryweek.com)
U.S. safety regulators late last month began fining Takata $14,000 a day for allegedly stonewalling an investigation into the airbags. (industryweek.com)
The recall of Takata airbags just got a lot bigger. (npr.org)
GLINTON: Rosekind says the government finally confirmed a root cause as to why the inflators in Takata airbags go off with too much force. (npr.org)
For more than a decade, Takata has used ammonium nitrate as the gas-producing propellant to inflate airbags in a fraction of a second following a crash. (autonews.com)
Investigators say they uncovered internal e-mails that the Takata Corporation was deceiving automakers for years about its defective airbags. (nbcnews.com)
The now-bankrupt airbag inflator supplier, Takata, pleaded guilty in 2017 to federal criminal fraud charges for deceiving Honda and other automakers about the safety of its airbags," Honda said in a prepared statement. (clickondetroit.com)
RELATED: What's the reason so many haven't fixed recalled Takata airbags? (abc15.com)
The death is the 16th in the U.S. attributed to Takata airbags. (abc15.com)
According to Takata, long-term exposure to heat and humidity can cause the airbags to deploy too forcefully, which in extreme cases projects shrapnel within the vehicle. (themanufacturer.com)
This Sunday, June 25, 2017, photo shows TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. The U.S. governments highway safety regulator has opened an investigation into a potential problem that surfaced last year with 56 million Takata airbags, but that the agency eventually deemed safe based on industry research. (clickondetroit.com)
Use of ammonium nitrate as a propellant in Takata airbags has been linked to dozens of ruptured inflators since 2003. (claimsjournal.com)
Over the years, Takata has identified 8 deaths linked to its faulty airbags, all of them in cars made by Honda. (autoevolution.com)
Takata is one of the world's largest airbag manufacturers, accounting for approximately 20% of all airbags produced, which are installed in almost every major car brand. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
Thus far, more than 14 million vehicles have been recalled by 11 automakers due to defective airbags produced by Takata. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
In April and May of 2013, several Japanese automakers, along with BMW, recalled 3.6 million cars containing Takata airbags. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
Even worse, new reports allege that Takata has known about these deadly defects for years but covered up the results of tests that showed the airbags could explode with deadly force. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
Further, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Honda for failing to promptly report incidents involving the Takata airbags installed in its vehicles. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
The ACCC has warned that there are still over 10,000 vehicles with defective Takata airbags classified as 'critical', and they should not be driven. (choice.com.au)
But NADI-5 AT airbags are only subject to a voluntary recall at this point in time, not captured under the current compulsory Takata recall. (choice.com.au)
Why are recalled Takata airbags being recycled? (clickorlando.com)
ORANGE CITY, Fla. - By now you've probably heard the story: millions of airbags manufactured by Japanese auto parts supplier Takata have been recalled by auto manufacturers. (clickorlando.com)
Last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) figured out that long-term exposure to high humidity and high temperatures breaks down the propellant used to trigger tens of millions of Takata airbags. (clickorlando.com)
McMillon has seen his fair share of Takata airbags. (clickorlando.com)
Honda, which has had a long-standing relationship with Takata, was the first automaker to recall its vehicles containing the defective airbags, when it recalled 4,000 vehicles in 2008. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
Since the initial 2008 recall, Honda has issued eight additional recalls related to the exploding Takata airbags, bringing the total of recalled Honda and Acura vehicles to over six million. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
In addition, both Honda and Takata have been accused of failing to disclose the danger of exploding airbags for several years despite its knowledge of such defects. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
The company will urge owners to immediately replace potentially lethal airbags made by Takata Corp. in Honda cars through advertisements on March 16. (claimsjournal.com)
From opioid litigation and dangerous Takata airbags, to securities fraud, asbestos, and medical drugs and devices. (motleyrice.com)
This fatal accident is a reiteration of the deadly impact Takata airbags can have on potentially one in eight Americans who drive affected vehicles. (motleyrice.com)
Motley Rice represents people who have been seriously injured in an accident involving recalled Takata airbags. (motleyrice.com)
Motley Rice has experience investigating and litigating personal injury and wrongful death cases of more than 100 accidents allegedly related to Takata airbags. (motleyrice.com)
Learn more about defective Takata airbags. (motleyrice.com)
Over the years, we've seen firsthand what happens when one of these defective products makes it into consumer hands, but none has had the widespread potential for injury as defective Takata airbags. (norrisinjurylawyers.com)
In recent years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has warned that up to 70 million vehicles may contain defective Takata airbags that have the potential to rupture when inflated, leading to severe injuries to passengers and even death. (norrisinjurylawyers.com)
Takata airbags have led to the biggest vehicle recall in history, but there are still drivers on Australian roads who have cars fitted with the deadly devices. (gerardmaloufpartners.com.au)
Meanwhile, automaker Honda has decided to sever its relationship with Takata, citing the manufacturer's misrepresentations and manipulations of test data related to its airbags. (rhllaw.com)

The added scrutiny on Takata's use of the compound suggests that regulators may be looking at ammonium nitrate as a possible root cause of ruptured Takata inflators, which have been linked to five deaths worldwide and have prompted millions of recalls. (autonews.com)

To stay true to our values, we are informing our owners of the Takata supplied airbag inflator recall - the largest recall in automotive history, currently affecting vehicles across the industry - and how your Subaru may be impacted. (subaru.com)
SONARI GLINTON, BYLINE: The Takata airbag recall was already one of the most complicated in history. (npr.org)
The special order is part of NHTSA's investigation into Takata airbag inflators that have prompted the recall of more than 10 million vehicles in the United States. (autonews.com)
This is a critical reminder of the serious nature of the Takata airbag recall and serves as an important call to action," NHTSA said in a statement Friday. (abc15.com)
About 16.7 million of the faulty Takata air-bag inflators still haven't been replaced about three years after federal regulators began to oversee a broad-ranging recall of the defective inflators that have caused at least 15 deaths in the U.S., according to a new report. (government-fleet.com)
The latest actions bring Fiat Chrysler's global Takata-related recall total to an estimated 5.2 million vehicles. (government-fleet.com)
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation of Takata Corp., the Japanese automotive safety equipment supplier whose defective air bag inflators have led to the recall of about 11 million vehicles in the U.S. (government-fleet.com)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that Takata would recall approximately 2.7 million airbag inflators after determining that they may rupture during inflation after being exposed to "moderate absolute humidity, temperatures and temperature cycling. (cnet.com)
The original recall that sparked this scandal came about because the airbag inflators lacked a moisture-reducing agent called a desiccant, which was an intentional cost-cutting measure from Takata. (cnet.com)
Hear this: FCA US analyzed a population of cars that were excluded from the company's original Takata airbag-related recall. (autoevolution.com)
According to a document published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , we're told that the population "was incorrectly identified as having a later version of Takata inflator (PSDI-X)." The PSDI-X airbag has not been included in any recall, but upon further review, FCA determined that the vehicle model did not receive the PSDI-X until the 2011 model year. (autoevolution.com)
Like any other Takata airbag-related recall, we're told that the driver airbag inflator is susceptible to moisture intrusion. (autoevolution.com)
Here are the rules for our Takata Recall Drinking Game. (thetruthaboutcars.com)
Ford is expanding its Takata airbag recall once again. (autoguide.com)
The recall will address certain passenger frontal airbag inflators after Takata declared those inflators defective. (autoguide.com)
If you believe you may have a claim, contact our Takata airbag recall lawyers right away for a free consultation. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
The Takata airbag recall is the largest vehicle-related recall in Australian history, affecting four million cars including the Mercedes-Benz C Class, Toyota Rav 4 and Yaris and the Holden Barina and Cruze, among many more. (choice.com.au)
Ford must recall 3m vehicles with potentially defective driver-side Takata air bags, the US auto safety regulator announced rejecting the automaker's bid to avoid a recall. (just-auto.com)
In November, the NHTSA said it was rejecting a petition filed by General Motors to avoid the recall of 5.9m US vehicles with Takata air bags. (just-auto.com)
Takata is seeking a financial investor to help pay for huge liabilities from the world's biggest auto recall, with defective air-bag inflators linked to at least 15 deaths globally when they exploded, spewing shrapnel into passenger compartments. (pehub.com)
One of the problems with getting the recall work completed is that Takata is having major difficulties fulfilling replacement orders for non-ammonium nitrate containing inflators. (legalreader.com)
Four automakers have agreed to pay American vehicle owners and lessees a total of $553 million to settle a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for economic losses arising from the Takata air bag recall, the companies said. (businessfleet.com)
Additionally, the money will help fund efforts to boost Takata safety recall completion rates. (businessfleet.com)
Progress on the Takata safety recall - the largest vehicle recall in U.S. history - has been slow because of inadequate supplies of replacement air bags. (businessfleet.com)
DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. (kxl.com)
What does the Takata airbag recall mean for Florida drivers? (ckfirm.com)
Tampa-area residents may be aware of the massive airbag recall initiated by the Japanese company Takata. (ckfirm.com)
Want to know more about the Takata recall? (rhllaw.com)
Check out Expanded Takata Airbag Recall Goes National - New Information. (rhllaw.com)

MARK ROSEKIND: So I'm going to make this one personal, which is my family has a Takata - vehicle with a Takata inflator that's sitting in our driveway. (npr.org)
The agency wants Takata to produce a timeline detailing every instance since January 2000 that the chemical composition of its inflator propellant was changed, what changes were made and the reasons for those changes, as well as details about all Takata personnel involved in those changes. (autonews.com)
NHTSA also wants Takata to turn over any studies or testing data about its airbag inflator propellant formulas. (autonews.com)
BUCKEYE, AZ - Another driver has been killed by an exploding Takata airbag inflator, bringing the worldwide death toll to at least 24. (abc15.com)
Multiple investigations into the root cause of the potential for inflator rupture are taking place, including by Orbital ATK, an independent engineering firm commissioned by an industry-wide joint testing initiative comprised of the ten automotive manufacturers conducting Takata-related recalls. (toyota.com)
Two separate actions - one an expansion of a regional Takata air bag inflator field action - involve Dodge Ram trucks. (government-fleet.com)
Toyota Motor Corp has announced it is testing alternative manufacturers to Takata Corp for air-bag inflators, following industry-wide recalls of more than 30 million inflator units. (themanufacturer.com)
Discovery of a root cause of Takata's airbag problems "is not imminent," according to David Kelly, head of an automakers' coalition investigating Takata airbag inflator ruptures. (claimsjournal.com)
In June, Takata filed for bankruptcy protection in the wake of its airbag inflator scandal. (cnet.com)

Takata has dramatically increased the production of airbag replacement kits in support of automotive recalls and safety campaigns," the company said. (industryweek.com)
You can find out if your car has a troublesome Takata airbag on the website recalls.gov. (npr.org)
The systems were designed and made by Takata Corp. Problems with Takata's products touched off the largest string of automotive recalls in U.S. history with around 50 million inflators recalled. (clickondetroit.com)
The deaths and recalls forced Takata into bankruptcy with its assets purchased by a company owned by a Chinese investment firm. (abc15.com)
TORRANCE, Calif., June 16, 2015 - Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. today announced that it is expanding its recalls involving Takata front passenger airbag inflators. (toyota.com)
This brings the total number of Toyota and Lexus vehicles covered by Takata recalls in the U.S. to approximately 2,915,000. (toyota.com)
One of the largest and most widespread automobile-related recalls in recent years was due to a single, deadly defective product: the Takata airbag system. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
Potential for the dangerous malfunction led to the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 67 million Takata inflators involved. (theglobeandmail.com)
Martin told News 6 that Honda leads the industry in fixing Takata recalls (they've completed some 10-million inflators). (clickorlando.com)
Of note, the Takata airbag recalls are, at this point, only regional in nature. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
Takata bags can fail during deployment and propel metal shards at passengers, a flaw that has led to millions of vehicle recalls by at least 10 automakers. (claimsjournal.com)
Honda has issued recalls for 14 million vehicles worldwide since 2008 to replace air bags made by Takata, in which it has a 1.2 percent ownership stake. (claimsjournal.com)
According to a NHTSA mandate, all automakers with open defective Takata airbag recalls need to have an adequate supply of replacement parts in stock this year and the majority of the open recalls must be completed by the end of 2017. (legalreader.com)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released details about the latest round of the phased Takata air bag recalls, involving 17 vehicle manufacturers and more than 3.1 million vehicles. (businessfleet.com)
The recalls drove Japan's Takata into bankruptcy and brought criminal charges against the company. (kxl.com)

It carries a maximum $35 million fine if TK Holdings, the U.S.-affiliate of Japanese airbag maker Takata Corp., fails to comply by the Friday deadline. (autonews.com)
Takata Corp has told U.S. safety regulators it will no longer use a volatile chemical in its airbag inflators. (claimsjournal.com)
The exploding air bags sent Takata Corp. of Japan into bankruptcy. (theglobeandmail.com)
Bidders for Japan's Takata Corp will meet this month with the carmakers key to its survival to consider options, including a $3 billion bid, at a gathering that could determine the future of the air-bag maker, people familiar with the matter said. (pehub.com)
TOKYO- Takata Corp., the maker of air bags linked to at least eight deaths, is trying to diversify its business to include aircraft components and recently started to supply seat belts to Japan's All Nippon Airways Co., said a spokesman for the airline and an adviser to Takata. (dowjones.com)
Auto makers have signaled that they can get by without Takata inflaters in future vehicles by relying on other inflater makers such as Daicel Corp. of Japan and Sweden's Autoliv Inc. (dowjones.com)
Honda, Toyota and Mazda Motor Corp. said they would consider buying the new type of Takata inflater if its safety can be confirmed. (dowjones.com)
Yoko Kubota was first to report that Takata Corp. recently started to supply seat belts to Japan's All Nippon Airways, providing a bit of good news for the maker of air bags that have been recalled by the millions. (dowjones.com)
In the first time he has spoken to Japanese media, the former engineering manager at Takata Corp. who alerted U.S. authorities to the risks of its air bag inflators said he did so out of a sense of professional and ethical duty. (japantimes.co.jp)
Of the total estimated 29M vehicles recalled for defective Takata Corp. airbag inflators, only about one-quarter have been replaced or repaired. (legalreader.com)
On October 10, 2013, Takata Corp. (Takata), a Japanese auto parts maker, agreed to pay a $71.3 million as part of a plea agreement for its role in an alleged conspiracy to fix prices on seat belts sold to car manufacturers. (lexology.com)

Despite months of work looking into the problem, Takata, NHTSA and automakers have yet to identify the underlying cause of the airbag ruptures. (autonews.com)
Six automakers are recalling an estimated 1.7 million vehicles, including Sprinter vans, for faulty Takata air bag inflators that can be fatal when they fracture and spray shrapnel into drivers and passengers. (government-fleet.com)
More than ten Japanese automakers recalled vehicles affected by the defective Takata air-bag inflators, with many looking for alternatives following reports of the defects being linked to eight deaths and more than 100 injuries. (themanufacturer.com)
Automakers asked to meet directly with bidders, the sources said, as differences over whether to put Takata through bankruptcy complicate the discussions. (pehub.com)
According to NHTSA data, automakers are running behind on Takata airbag replacements. (legalreader.com)

WASHINGTON -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has demanded that Takata produce documents and answer questions under oath about its use of ammonium nitrate as a propellant in its airbag inflators, according to documents posted on NHTSA's website Wednesday. (autonews.com)
Takata has acknowledged that the replacement inflators it is producing now for recalled vehicles use ammonium nitrate. (autonews.com)
NHTSA wants internal Takata documents cited in a Reuters report that the newswire said indicated that Takata supplied millions more vehicles with the ammonium nitrate compound than had been previously known. (autonews.com)
Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate the bags. (abc15.com)
Takata added the dessicant to absorb moisture and stop the ammonium nitrate from deteriorating. (clickondetroit.com)
The agreement to cease using ammonium nitrate was detailed by Takata executive Kevin Kennedy, in written testimony ahead of a hearing before a U.S. House panel on Tuesday. (claimsjournal.com)
U.S. authorities have ordered Takata to gradually stop making inflaters that contain a propellant based on ammonium nitrate, an explosive that is prone to absorbing moisture and may explode with excess force. (dowjones.com)
The decision means that all Takata ammonium nitrate inflators in the U.S. will be recalled, NHTSA said. (kxl.com)
Takata uses ammonium nitrate to cause an explosion, which would therefore cause the bag to inflate, but these chemicals can deteriorate over time. (ckfirm.com)

But Takata air bags with a dessicant are under investigation by NHTSA because they have the potential to explode and expel shrapnel. (theglobeandmail.com)
In a statement, NHTSA said the agency doesn't have any data suggesting that other dessicated Takata inflators might rupture. (theglobeandmail.com)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Honda have confirmed a fatal accident in Baton Rouge, La., was a result of a defective Takata airbag. (motleyrice.com)
Based on this information and information provided to the petition's public docket, NHTSA concluded that the GM inflators in question are at risk of the same type of explosion after long-term exposure to high heat and humidity as other recalled Takata inflators," the agency said. (kxl.com)

Was your loved one killed by a defective Takata airbag? (ashcraftandgerel.com)
If you suspect you or a loved one has been injured or killed by a defective Takata airbag, you may call or email Motley Rice vehicle defect attorney Kevin Dean at 1-800-768-4026 or by email . (motleyrice.com)

During a House subcommittee hearing earlier Wednesday, Hiroshi Shimizu, senior vice president of global quality assurance at Takata, said the company still has not identified the root cause behind the ruptures but said the age of the inflators and prolonged exposure to highly humid climates are contributing factors. (autonews.com)
Two people died in Takata air bag ruptures in previously recalled 2006 Ford Ranger vehicles with the most recent death in 2017, Reuters said. (just-auto.com)

General Motors GM-N is recalling nearly 900 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with Takata air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel in a crash. (theglobeandmail.com)
Shrapnel from a Takata airbag. (legalreader.com)

Takata air bag inflators, which can explode during air bag deployment, have been tied to at least 11 deaths and more than 180 injuries. (businessfleet.com)

Recently the ACCC issued a new warning about a critical safety risk concerning vehicles fitted with a different type of faulty Takata airbag that uses NADI 5-AT propellant. (choice.com.au)

Martin said the Honda is working with RAS (Rebuilders Automotive Supply) to recover airbag modulators from salvage yards that contain recalled Takata inflators. (clickorlando.com)
Components of a Takata air bag taken from a Honda car are displayed before the start of a U.S. Senate Transportation Committee hearing in Washington in 2014. (japantimes.co.jp)
A spokesperson for Honda, speaking about the decision to split with Takata, stated that Honda's leadership believes that Takata "was not forthcoming" during initial safety investigations, preventing Honda from ordering more comprehensive testing. (rhllaw.com)

In a document posted Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it opened the probe into air bag inflators made from 2011 through 2019 by now-bankrupt Takata that weren't recalled previously. (clickondetroit.com)
GM says in documents posted by the government that the problem is limited to a specific lot of inflators made by Takata, and that other vehicles are not affected. (theglobeandmail.com)

Dealers will replace defective front-passenger air bag inflators manufactured by Takata. (government-fleet.com)

Takata disputed the charge and said it was "fully committed" to assisting regulators. (industryweek.com)
Earlier this month, U.S. regulators said Takata misled regulators by providing incomplete or inaccurate information on safety defects that can cause the inflaters to explode with excessive force. (dowjones.com)

Takata said it was convening a meeting in Michigan this week with engineers from its automaker customers to go over preliminary research on the root cause of the airbag problem. (industryweek.com)
According to a Reuters report, Japan's largest automaker is considering Autoliv and Nippon Kayaku Co as alternatives to Takata, in a bid to rule out the possibility of defective inflators. (themanufacturer.com)

These vehicles, equipped with defective air bag inflators supplied by Takata, cut across 19 different vehicle manufacturers. (businessfleet.com)

Takata designed these products to inflate by means of an explosive encased in a metal canister. (ashcraftandgerel.com)

Car makers are increasingly shunning Takata-made air bag inflaters after tens of millions of cars with the components were recalled globally. (dowjones.com)

The nature of the airbag problem-according to Takata-is climate-related and due to high humidity. (ashcraftandgerel.com)

Toyota has recalled more than 12 million vehicles since 2008 with faulty Takata air-bag inflators. (themanufacturer.com)
At least 5 million more had the inflators installed as replacement parts for more dangerous Takata inflators that have been recalled. (clickondetroit.com)
In 2012, Takata acquired a maker of aircraft seat belts called BAE Systems Safety Products as well as Schroth from BAE Systems PLC for $32 million. (dowjones.com)

This court action comes on the heels of public statements made by federal legislators, who are now arranging investigations and hearings on the Takata airbag defects. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
Takata is also a supplier of automotive air bags, interior components and steering wheel systems, which have previously been a focus of investigation in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) auto parts price-fixing investigations. (lexology.com)

Earlier this month, Reuters added, the auto safety agency said at least 17m vehicles with Takata air bags remain unrepaired. (just-auto.com)

At least 25 people have been killed worldwide by Takata inflators and more than 300 have been injured. (clickondetroit.com)
At least 19 people in the U.S. and 28 worldwide have been killed by exploding Takata inflators. (clickondetroit.com)
The death is the 20th linked to a defective Takata airbag worldwide. (motleyrice.com)
Twenty-seven people, including 18 in the U.S., have been killed and hundreds injured by Takata inflators worldwide. (kxl.com)

Takata did not say which specific models the inflators are in, and the supplier did not immediately return a request for comment. (cnet.com)
Bidders also include Sweden's Autoliv, a global rival for Takata in air bags, as well as a partnership between U.S. parts supplier Key Safety Systems and private equity firm Carlyle Group , sources have said. (pehub.com)

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/05/25/commentary/japan-commentary/takata-is-the-real-safety-hazard-not-its-air-bags/ Weiss Schnee put it best: "The innocent don't run. (thetruthaboutcars.com)
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems and Takata Corp's US subsidiary, TK Holdings Inc, have signed a letter of intent to establish a strategic alliance in which the companies will work together to develop new active safety systems products for North American commercial vehicles. (bulktransporter.com)
Earlier this year, All Nippon Airways started to use seat belts made by Schroth Safety Products, a German maker of seat belts that Takata acquired in 2012, said ANA spokesman Ryosei Nomura. (dowjones.com)

The dangers associated with the Takata airbag system are deadly and serious, and public outcry is mounting. (ashcraftandgerel.com)

Norman Mineta, a former U.S. secretary of transportation who is advising Takata, said the company believes it needs to diversify its business portfolio. (dowjones.com)

The vehicle she was driving had a recalled Takata airbag," Billie Marie Morrison, an attorney representing the Dorado family said. (clickorlando.com)
If your vehicle has been recalled and it does not have an alpha airbag, it still needs to be replaced and you should contact your vehicle dealer or manufacturer to book in a time to have the defective Takata airbag replaced as soon as possible,' Ms Rickard stated. (gerardmaloufpartners.com.au)

If you or someone you know suffered an injury as a result of a Takata airbag rupturing or exploding, please contact us online or call us at (866) 709-0505 for a free and confidential consultation. (ashcraftandgerel.com)
A Takata airbag misdeployment can result in death or serious injury, even in a minor collision," says ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard. (choice.com.au)

The inflators are among a group made by Takata that is under investigation by the agency but has not previously been recalled. (theglobeandmail.com)

Takata spokesman Hideyuki Matsumoto said the company has been trying to enter the aerospace industry and in recent years started to supply a small number of seat belts on some small business jets. (dowjones.com)

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