Air Bags: Automotive safety devices consisting of a bag designed to inflate upon collision and prevent passengers from pitching forward. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1982)Seat Belts: Restraining belts fastened to the frame of automobiles, aircraft, or other vehicles, and strapped around the person occupying the seat in the car or plane, intended to prevent the person from being thrown forward or out of the vehicle in case of sudden deceleration.Automobiles: A usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation and commonly propelled by an internal-combustion engine using a volatile fuel. (Webster, 1973)Mental Recall: The process whereby a representation of past experience is elicited.Accidents, Traffic: Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to AUTOMOBILES (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), BICYCLING, and MOTORCYCLES but not OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS nor snowmobiles.Air: The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.Hyphema: Bleeding in the anterior chamber of the eye.Head Protective Devices: Personal devices for protection of heads from impact, penetration from falling and flying objects, and from limited electric shock and burn.Air Pollutants: Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or material. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.ManikinsVitreous Hemorrhage: Hemorrhage into the VITREOUS BODY.Air Pollution: The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.Trauma Severity Indices: Systems for assessing, classifying, and coding injuries. These systems are used in medical records, surveillance systems, and state and national registries to aid in the collection and reporting of trauma.Thoracic Injuries: General or unspecified injuries to the chest area.Equipment Safety: Freedom of equipment from actual or potential hazards.Public Health Informatics: The systematic application of information and computer sciences to public health practice, research, and learning.Automobile Driving: The effect of environmental or physiological factors on the driver and driving ability. Included are driving fatigue, and the effect of drugs, disease, and physical disabilities on driving.Efficiency, Organizational: The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, materiel, etc.Aerosol Propellants: Compressed gases or vapors in a container which, upon release of pressure and expansion through a valve, carry another substance from the container. They are used for cosmetics, household cleaners, and so on. Examples are BUTANES; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUOROCARBONS; NITROGEN; and PROPANE. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)Palladium: A chemical element having an atomic weight of 106.4, atomic number of 46, and the symbol Pd. It is a white, ductile metal resembling platinum, and following it in abundance and importance of applications. It is used in dentistry in the form of gold, silver, and copper alloys.MichiganCybernetics: That branch of learning which brings together theories and studies on communication and control in living organisms and machines.New YorkNew York CityGalaxies: Large aggregates of CELESTIAL STARS; COSMIC DUST; and gas. (From McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)Astronomical Processes: The behavior and interactions of matter and energy in outer space.Telescopes: Instruments used to observe distant objects.Foxes: Any of several carnivores in the family CANIDAE, that possess erect ears and long bushy tails and are smaller than WOLVES. They are classified in several genera and found on all continents except Antarctica.Co-Repressor Proteins: A subclass of repressor proteins that do not directly bind DNA. Instead, co-repressors generally act via their interaction with DNA-BINDING PROTEINS such as a TRANSCRIPTIONAL SILENCING FACTORS or NUCLEAR RECEPTORS.FiresActivating Transcription Factor 4: An activating transcription factor that regulates the expression of a variety of GENES involved in amino acid metabolism and transport. It also interacts with HTLV-I transactivator protein.Saturn: The sixth planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. Its twelve natural satellites include Phoebe and Titan.Spacecraft: Devices, manned and unmanned, which are designed to be placed into an orbit about the Earth or into a trajectory to another celestial body. (NASA Thesaurus, 1988)Extraterrestrial Environment: The environment outside the earth or its atmosphere. The environment may refer to a closed cabin (such as a space shuttle or space station) or to space itself, the moon, or other planets.Health Systems Plans: Statements of goals for the delivery of health services pertaining to the Health Systems Agency service area, established under PL 93-641, and consistent with national guidelines for health planning.Pathology, Surgical: A field of anatomical pathology in which living tissue is surgically removed for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment.United Arab Emirates: A federation of seven states on the southeast portion of the Arabian peninsula: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain. In 1820 a treaty of peace was concluded between Great Britain and native rulers. During the 19th century the rulers agreed to suppression of the slave trade and restriction of foreign relations to Great Britain. The Trucial Council was established in 1952 and defense treaties with Great Britain terminated. In 1971 an independent six-member federation was formed, with Ras al-Khaimah joining the federation in 1972. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1250)Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures: A formal financial agreement made between one or more physicians and a hospital to provide ambulatory alternative services to those patients who do not require hospitalization.China: A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.Consumer Organizations: Organized groups of users of goods and services.United States Government Agencies: Agencies of the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT of the United States.Algorithms: A procedure consisting of a sequence of algebraic formulas and/or logical steps to calculate or determine a given task.Lawyers: Persons whose profession is to give legal advice and assistance to clients and represent them in legal matters. 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"Honda recalls another 833,000 vehicles for air bags". ConsumerReports.org. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011. Accord at ... Since November 2008, Honda has recalled some 1.7 million of its cars for airbag concerns. At its last similar expanded recall ... Concerns over airbag safety plagued the Japanese automaker. The company announced it was recalling vehicles citing driver's ... No formal recall occurred. In Canada, recall letters were sent out to owners who fell within a certain VIN range; this warranty ...
A total of 78 units of the initial run of vehicles were recalled for problems with air bag deployment, further dampening sales ... "Airbag recall reveals slow pace of Coda electric vehicle sales". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-11-03. "Recall Results". ... Safety features included anti-lock braking system, electronic stability control (ESC) with traction control, a 6-air bag system ... Mark Kane (June 11, 2014). "Turns Out Coda Sold Way More Electric Sedans Than We Thought! Recall Notice Says So". Inside EVs. ...
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... side-impact air bags for improved safety, and MP3 player were now standard instead of optional. StabiliTrak stability control ... GM recall was delayed by internal miscues CNN Money, February 28, 2014 "GM fined $35mn for delays in recalling faulty cars". ... Side airbags are limited to the curtain type, torso type side airbags are unavailable. According to the IIHS's injury ... Reuters (2010-03-02). "GM recalling 1.3 million vehicles over steering problems". Retrieved 2010-03-02. "GM recalls 40,859 cars ...
"General Motors recall reveals discrepency [sic] in air bag deployment". New York Daily News. Associated Press. May 13, 2014. ... The total number of cars recalled during 2014 as of 1 April was 6.26 million. On May 15, GM recalled 2.7 million more cars, ... On June 30, 2014, GM announced they were going to recall 8.45 million additional cars, almost all of which were being recalled ... which could shut off the engine during driving and thereby prevent the airbags from inflating. The company continued to recall ...
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The incident has been recalled in later years as one of the worst cases of air rage ever. On a November flight from Frankfurt ... Stranded travelers who had been camped out in the terminal, sleeping on their bags and eating noodles, rioted that night, ... This is a list of air rage incidents in commercial air travel that have been covered in the media. Air rage occurs when air ... Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters from Andrews Air Force Base escorted the plane as it circled the airport for 25 minutes to ...
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"Air Bags". NHTSA. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Retrieved 10 August 2017. "Car rollover 101". Consumer ... MacKenzie, Angus (27 January 2010). "The Toyota Recall Crisis". Motor Trend. Retrieved 10 August 2017. Larson, Aaron (23 August ... Beside seat belts, the most important injury prevention devices in the car are front and side impact airbags. Vehicle ... recall notices, and safety ratings for automobiles sold in the United States. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Publishes ...
Safety-wise, side-impact air bags have been included as standard fitment. As a result of this, and structural improvements ... Automatic transmission TK cars were also the subject of a recall due to internal shift solenoids not allowing the car to shift ... http://australiancar.reviews/reviews.php#!content=recalls&make=Holden&model=Barina&gen=312 Mike Stevens, 2012 Holden Barina ...
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Toyota recalls Prius, Lexus models for air bag issues. (CNN) - Toyota announced a safety recall Wednesday for certain Prius and ... Toyota Recalls 645,000 Vehicles, Says Air Bags May Not Inflate. Toyota is recalling about 645,000 vehicles worldwide to fix an ... Toyota announces additional air bag-related recalls. TOKYO • Toyota Motor Corp. said on Thursday it would recall 57,000 ... Toyota recalling 4,570 vehicles in Canada over air bag issue. Toyota is recalling about 645,000 vehicles worldwide - affecting ...
accountable for their recall of air bag inflators, which have been linked to at least eight deaths in the US. The problem is ... Posted in Legal News, Product Recalls, Recalled Vehicles , Tagged Airbag recall, Fatality, NHTSA, Senators, Takata Corp. , ... Posted in Defective Products, Motor Vehicles, Product Recalls , Tagged Acura, Airbag recall, Honda, Takata Corp., Takata Corp. ... Honda has Added More than 2 Million More Vehicles to Airbag Recall. Posted on February 5, 2016 by F.A. Kelley ...
has agreed to declare 33.8 million of its inflator mechanisms defective, nearly doubling the number recalled in the U.S. so far ... A person briefed on the matter says air bag maker Takata Corp. ... A nationwide recall of drivers air bags was expanded to more ... The recalls of passenger-side air bags, previously limited to high-humidity states along the Gulf Coast, are now expanded ... The agreement adds more than 10 million air bags to existing recalls, covering both the passenger and drivers side. ...
Home , Toyota Expands Recall For Air Bag Problem. Toyota Expands Recall For Air Bag Problem. TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. ... is recalling nearly 650,000 vehicles in Japan and repeating a recall for problems with front passenger air bag inflators ... is recalling nearly 650,000 vehicles in Japan and repeating a recall for problems with front passenger air bag inflators ... is recalling nearly 650,000 vehicles in Japan and repeating a recall for problems with front passenger air bag inflators ...
The airbags use ammonium-nitrate drivers to rapidly deploy the bags in a collision, and the inflators can explode in an impact ... Airbag recall of 60M vehicles giving dealers, drivers headaches, with no quick fix. Ten people have been killed and more than ... The car owned by Kellie OLear is one of the millions of vehicles caught up in the Takata airbag recall. (Tom Fox/The Dallas ... OLears vehicle is one of the millions caught up in the Takata airbag recall. Shes been told that parts wont be available ...
In recent years millions of vehicles were recalled for defective air bags. Still, theres nothing safer in a car. ... Working air bags save lives.. Which isnt to say air bags are without troubles. A typical air bag deploys at 200 mph, said ... Those cars were recalled to replace frontal air bags, made by parts supplier Takata. The air bags were mostly installed in 2002 ... Air bags have hurt and killed people. In recent years millions of vehicles were recalled for defective air bags. Still, theres ...
Suzuki is recalling 193,936 cars and SUVs because of a defective air bag sensor in the front passenger seat.Grand Vitara SUVs ... DETROIT (AP) Suzuki is recalling 193,936 cars and SUVs because of a defective air bag sensor in the front passenger seat.. ... weight and determine if the air bag should deploy. Determining who sits in the seat is important because the force of an air ... If that happens, the bag will deploy even if a small person is in the seat.. The Japanese automaker says there are no reports ...
The airbag exploded and a piece of metal from the bag hit the driver in the neck, according to police and hospital reports. ... Home Page ,, News Articles ,, Airbag Recall: My Subaru Passengers in t... Airbag Recall: My Subaru Passengers in the Back Seat ... April 2013: Takata announced the airbag fault.. June 2014: Toyota is recalling 844,277 cars to swap out airbag inflators that ... but with another recall unrelated to airbags).. I read about one person like me: Reuters (April 2015) reported that a faulty ...
The latest recall covers frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made by Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler ... BATON ROUGE, LA - Japanese airbag maker Takata recalled an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators this week. ... The latest recall covers frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made by Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler ... State AG: Takata airbag recall expanded. KLGY Newsroom Published: January 12, 2018, 10:38 am. Updated: January 12, 2018, 10:48 ...
... to replace potentially faulty front passenger air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan. The recall includes Toyota, ... is recalling nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. ... Toyota adding 1.6 million vehicles to Takata air bag recall. ... is recalling nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially faulty front passenger air bag inflators made by ... Toyota adding 1.6 million vehicles to Takata air bag recall. Posted 4:54 PM, May 23, 2016, by Associated Press ...
These recalls involved issues such as incorrect status indicators and random deployments of the air... ... Honda recalled cars for air bag problems every year from 2008 to 2013. ... Honda recalled cars for air bag problems every year from 2008 to 2013. These recalls involved issues such as incorrect status ... A: In 2014, Honda recalled more than 5 million vehicles in the United States due to faulty air bags. The airbags ruptured when ...
Toyota and General Motors and will likely lead to more recalls. ... By Jerry Hirsch LA Times A faulty airbag part that can explode ... and send shrapnel into the passenger cabin is responsible for the global recall of more than 3 million cars manufactured by ... your in a soup can……. the hell with the air bags……… i pray i can get out of the vehicle alive ... A faulty airbag part that can explode and send shrapnel into the passenger cabin is responsible for the global recall of more ...
Every recall is a safety recall, as one of my favorite auto industry analysts, Michelle Krebs of Autotrader says. ... Autotraders recent survey finds that 40% of people are ignoring recalls because they think the recall is "not important." ... But there is a lot of recall fatigue out there. And its dangerous. ...
Nissan has initiated a recall of more than 500,000 vehicles while Mazda also plans to file for an exemption. ... Ford will seek an exemption to a new recall of defective Takata air bags. ... Ford to Seek Government Exemption from Air Bag Recall. By Paul Ausick July 21, 2017 1:29 pm EDT ... on Friday said it had received new information from the three automakers regarding a recall of some 2.7 million Takata air bag ...
This recall now raises serious questions about the threat posed by all of Takatas ammonium nitrate-based air bags, Nelson ... Takata adds new type of inflator to huge air bag recall. The company filed documents with the U.S. government adding 2.7 ... Takata is adding a new type of air bag inflator to the nations largest automotive recall. ... Takata uses the chemical ammonium nitrate to inflate air bags. But it can deteriorate when exposed to high airborne humidity ...
The automaker said that cars involved in crashes may not have been repaired with the proper air-bag assemblies. ... Its Hondas fourth action to fix a problem with air bags that deploy so forcefully they can injure or kill a driver. ... Toyota to Recall 803,000 Vehicles for Air Bag Problem Toyota announced a recall on Thursday of 803,000 Camry, Avalon and Venza ... Honda Expands Air-Bag Recall to 833,000 Additional Vehicles. By Christopher Jensen May 3, 2011 12:32 pm. May 3, 2011 12:32 pm. ...
... bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in ... The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain... ... Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 ... The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, ... Takata Adds 3.3 Million Air Bag Inflators to Massive Recall. At least 20 people have been killed worldwide and more than 180 ...
Subaru of America is recalling 8,557 older model cars in the United States equipped with potentially defective airbag inflators ... Subaru of America is recalling 8,557 older model cars in the United States equipped with potentially defective airbag inflators ... A MIXED BAG * Chinas GAC has a big to-do list for U.S. ... NHTSA Recalls Vehicle Safety Takata Corp Subaru Airbags Send us ... expanded its recall of vehicles with Takata airbag inflators to include California. ...
Japanese car maker Honda is recalling 4.89 million vehicles equipped with potentially faulty Takata air bags. This recall is in ... Toyota and Nissan over defective airbags. READ MORE Defective Airbag Recall LEGAL NEWS. *Defective Airbag Deaths and Injuries ... Home Page ,, News Articles ,, Honda Recalls 4.89 Million Cars With Tak... Honda Recalls 4.89 Million Cars With Takata Airbags. ... Since 2008, Honda has recalled some 11.4 million vehicles due to problems with Takata airbags. Hondas (HMC) latest recall ...
Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 1.3 million vehicles worldwide to fix malfunctioning alternators or a wiring problem that can ... That can set off the drivers front air bags, cause wipers to come on unexpectedly, cause switches to fail or illuminate the ... Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.33M vehicles over airbag and fire concerns. Published July 14, 2017. Markets. FOXBusiness ... air bag warning lights.. Customers who see any of the issues should contact a dealer. Dealers will install a covering on the ...
... bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in ... DETROIT (AP) - Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the ... Takata adds 3.3 million air bag inflators to massive recall. Posted 6:22 am, January 8, 2018, by WQAD Digital Team, Updated at ... The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, ...
... and Canada to replace the Takata drivers air bag inflators. ... General Motors is recalling about 200,000 Saab and Saturn cars ... General Motors is recalling about 200,000 Saab and Saturn cars in the U.S. and Canada to replace the Takata drivers air bag ... They bring to about 24.4 million the number of vehicles under recall in the U.S. for Takata air bag problems, affecting 14 car ... The GM recall includes the Saab 9-3 from 2003 to 2011 and the Saab 9-5 from 2010 and 2011. Also included is the Saturn Astra ...
Ford is recalling 850,000 cars because of the risk of a short circuit that could prevent its air bag from deploying in a crash ... Ford recalls 850,000 cars for air bag flaw. Posted 2:16 PM, September 26, 2014, by Matt Adams - Web Producer ... NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Ford is recalling 850,000 cars because of the risk of a short circuit that could prevent its air bag from ... Ford said the air bag warning light should go on, indicating a problem with the safety systems. But Ford will replace the ...
... bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in ... history.The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, ... Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest ... The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, ...
Honda said it would expand by one million vehicles a two-million-vehicle recall for air bag inflators that could explode; VW ... Honda is expanding its two-million-vehicle air bag recall by as many as one million more vehicles in California, the automaker ... of an air bag in California, leading to the decision to issue a recall, Chris Martin, a spokesman for the automaker, said in a ... Last month, Honda recalled vehicles in eight other states.. A defective inflator could explode in a crash, sending shards of ...
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- NHTSA said the number of affected air bags could climb. (orlandosentinel.com)
- NHTSA says on its web site that at least 63 million airbags are part of the recalls, and about 8.8 million -- 13.8 percent - have been repaired. (dallasnews.com)
- The Safe Cars Save Lives campaign is one avenue NHTSA is using to try to educate as many car owners as possible on the importance of checking their VIN (vehicle identification number) and getting their cars repaired, and NHTSA is committed to a 100-percent completion rate on all recalled Takata airbags. (dallasnews.com)
- July 2014: NHTSA forced additional regional recalls in high-humidity areas including Florida, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to gather removed parts and send them to Takata for review. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday said it had received new information from the three automakers regarding a recall of some 2.7 million Takata air bag inflators earlier this month. (247wallst.com)
- NHTSA said in a statement that not all Takata inflators with a desiccant are being recalled. (kvue.com)
- NHTSA gave Takata until the end of 2019 to prove that inflators with the drying agents are safe, or they must be recalled as well. (kvue.com)
- To find out if your car or truck is part of the recall, go to https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and key in the 17-digit vehicle identification number. (kvue.com)
- The recalls, which are being managed by NHTSA, are being phased in over the next three years. (nbclosangeles.com)
- NHTSA has said the Takata recalls are unprecedented in size and complexity and have resulted in groundbreaking lessons that will help automakers reach their repair goals. (nbclosangeles.com)
- In late June , Mitsubishi Motors Corp. was mentioned along with Subaru as a possible candidate for the recall that NHTSA initially said had affected seven automakers. (autonews.com)
- If GM can prove to NHTSA that the inflators are safe by that time, the recall could be canceled. (latimes.com)
- In October 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an urgent warning to 7.8 million drivers about the potential dangers posed by Takata airbags, which can explode with excessive force and kill or seriously injure the front seat occupants of affected vehicles. (beasleyallen.com)
- However, the NHTSA is urging consumers with cars under the first recall to have the partial unit installed despite the fix's failure rate, even if they have to return to the dealer under the second recall. (canadianbusiness.com)
- Mark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), said the automakers that installed the Takata airbags in their cars and trucks would now have to announce specific vehicle recalls. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- Setting the expanded recall in motion, Takata Corp and its US subsidiary TK Holdings officially agreed in a consent order with the NHTSA that a defect related to the inflators raised safety issues. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- The NHTSA began fining the company US$14,000 a day in February this year to pressure it to supply company documentation on internal probes into airbag issues dating back more than a decade. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced that it has identified all of the vehicles impacted by the Takata airbag recall. (vaagelaw.com)
- As this recall progresses, NHTSA will organize and prioritize the replacement of the defective air bag inflators to ensure that defective inflators are replaced with safe ones as quickly as possible," said NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind . (vaagelaw.com)
- According to NHTSA, the new batch of recalls raises the number of affected automakers to 12. (ibtimes.com)
- NHTSA eventually demanded the automakers extend these regional recalls nationwide. (ibtimes.com)
- NHTSA began investigating the air bags in October of last year after getting complaints about air bags inflating for no reason in Jeep Libertys. (pottsmerc.com)
- In June, the NHTSA launched a new probe into the defective airbags. (vaagelaw.com)
- The NHTSA also ordered Takata to keep all defective airbag inflators that are removed during the recall process. (vaagelaw.com)
- https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and enter your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). (charlesboyk-law.com)
- The Honda CR-V recall was announced by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on May 22, following six customer reports indicating the driver's steering wheel airbag unexpectedly deployed, resulting in at least three confirmed injuries. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- The NHTSA recall investigation warns that if the metal core of the steering wheel experiences burns from a short-circuit, it may cause damage to the wiring harness connected to the steering wheel air bag. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- The NHTSA sent a letter to Ford, asking it to recall about 1.3 million 2004-06 F-150 trucks after more than 70 reports of injuries from the air bag deploying accidentally, The Detroit News reports. (autoloandaily.com)
- The NHTSA investigated about 238 complaints of the driver-side air bags deploying accidentally, causing 77 injuries, including chipped and broken teeth, cuts to the arm, hand and face, lacerations and minor burns. (autoloandaily.com)
- The NHTSA is reviewing Ford's smaller F-150 recall to determine if it is sufficient, as it only covers about 10 percent of the vehicles it wants Ford to recall. (autoloandaily.com)
- On Thursday, NHTSA expects to make a case in public that it should coordinate the Takata recall to ensure that an estimated 23.4 million air bag inflators installed in 19.2 million U.S. vehicles from 11 automakers are properly replaced. (toyokeizai.net)
- NHTSA opened an investigation this month after getting six reports of air bags rupturing in Florida and Puerto Rico. (the-leader.com)
- In one complaint last August, a Honda driver's lawyer told NHTSA that the car was in a crash, and both driver and passenger air bags inflated. (the-leader.com)
- Because the actions of the air bag and the owner's manual do not match, the vehicle is not compliant" with federal safety standards, NHTSA said. (eastbaytimes.com)
- NHTSA has identified certain vehicle makes and models that may have these air bags. (nhtsa.gov)
- NHTSA says airbag inflators in those vehicles have up to a 50 percent chance of exploding in an accident. (autoblog.com)
- Get recall details from the NHTSA and find out what to do if your car been recalled. (autoblog.com)
- The defective airbags have metal components called inflators that can break apart when the bags deploy in a crash, sending shrapnel into the passenger compartment that can injure or kill, according to NHTSA. (aaa-calif.com)
- In addition, through this link, drivers can sign up for NHTSA recall alerts. (aaa-calif.com)
- The new recall label letters say "Important Safety Recall Information" in red and black, along with the phrase "Issued in Accordance with Federal Law," and U.S. Dept. of Transportation and NHTSA logos, said Mazor. (aaa-calif.com)
- The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)have been investigating since the airbags have been linked to at least 5 deaths and more than 100 injuries . (sandiego-injurylawyer.com)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a safety issue recall on May 9, 2017. (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
- According to the NHTSA, recalls are issued when the agency or a manufacturer has determined that a vehicle, car seat, tire or equipment has failed to abide by minimum safety standards or has created a safety risk. (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
- Oftentimes, manufacturers may voluntarily issue a recall before NHTSA is involved in the investigation. (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
- Further fatalities caused by the airbags have led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to order an ongoing, nationwide recall of more than 42 million cars, the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. (wikipedia.org)
- The recall was prompted by an investigation (PE94-052) carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Takata-equipped Honda vehicles, after many of their owners complained of seat belt buckles either failing to latch, latching and releasing automatically, or releasing in accidents. (wikipedia.org)
- Honda was fined because NHTSA believed the company knew about the hazard at least five years before the recall, but never reported the problem to NHTSA, nor offered to conduct a voluntary recall. (wikipedia.org)
- The chemical that inflates the air bags can explode with too much force, blowing apart a metal inflator and sending shrapnel into the passenger compartment. (orlandosentinel.com)
- So I don't know what possessed me to open this-my second-owner notification letter from Subaru Canada, instructing me to " immediately contact your Subaru dealer so that they can order your inflator and arrange for an appointment to have the front passenger air bag inflator replaced with a new one. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- Reuters (April 2015) reported that a faulty airbag inflator manufactured by Takata malfunctioned during a crash in Florida on March 20, injuring the driver. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- The airbag defect is caused by a chemical in the inflator that can deteriorate after prolonged exposure to high temperatures and humidity. (klfy.com)
- Takata evaluated 895 Nissan air bags and reported no ruptures and only one inflator that exhibited "elevated internal pressure during deployment testing. (247wallst.com)
- If the inflator should rupture, metal fragments could pass through the air bag's cushion material, resulting in injury or death to the vehicle's driver or passengers. (247wallst.com)
- The company filed documents with the U.S. government adding 2.7 million vehicles to the recall from Ford, Nissan and Mazda, all with a type of inflator that previously was thought to be safe. (kvue.com)
- Takata is adding a new type of air bag inflator to the nation's largest automotive recall. (kvue.com)
- A ninth automaker may be impacted by the Takata airbag inflator issue. (autonews.com)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the latest round of Takata recalls on Jan. 22 after the death of a South Carolina man when an inflator ruptured on a 2006 Ford Ranger, and when testing showed four ruptures on a different type of Takata inflator. (wbaltv.com)
- Other automakers are expected to announce more recalls soon as the Takata inflator mess continues to grow. (nbcwashington.com)
- The problem with Takata airbags stems from the company's use of ammonium nitrate as the chemical propellant in the airbag's inflator. (beasleyallen.com)
- Honda Motor Co. said the recall of the front air bag inflator of the 2003 2-door Accord doesn't affect its vehicles in other regions. (wsbt.com)
- The improperly-manufactured airbag inflator ruptured in the accident, which sent shrapnel flying inside the car, some of which hit the driver. (paultan.org)
- Honda has also widened its ongoing worldwide recall involving the aforementioned airbag inflator to include another 170,000 units of the Jazz , City and Civic in Asia and Europe, bringing the total number of cars affected by Takata's exploding airbag recall to 14.3 million, 6.2 million of which are Hondas. (paultan.org)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the cars, from the 2013 and 2014 model years, were built with an incorrect baffle, and that can cause the air bag inflator to rupture if the bags are deployed. (wifr.com)
- The driver's air bag inflator ruptured "and propelled a one-inch piece of shrapnel into the driver's right eye. (the-leader.com)
- The inflator inside the passenger s airbag module is to be replaced. (autoinsider.co.uk)
- The same inflator problem has also caused top automaker Toyota to recall millions of vehicles globally. (mycarforum.com)
- The affected vehicles have seat-mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash. (justia.com)
- If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury. (justia.com)
- Generally, when there is a moderate to severe crash, a signal is sent from the air bag system's electronic control unit to an inflator within the air bag module. (nhtsa.gov)
- An igniter in the inflator starts a chemical reaction that produces a harmless gas, which inflates the air bag within the blink of an eye - or less than 1/20th of a second. (nhtsa.gov)
- According to Honda, the air bag was among the most dangerous made by Takata, with tests showing nearly a 50 percent chance of the inflator rupturing in a crash. (necn.com)
- The issue stems from airbags deploying with too much force, causing the metal inflator to send shrapnel flying. (sandiego-injurylawyer.com)
- An additional 1 million Toyota and Honda vehicles in the U.S. are being recalled as part of a third wave of recalls planned by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to fix cars equipped with potentially faulty Takata air bags . (bing.com)
- Honda has added an additional 2.23 million vehicles in the U.S. to the list of vehicles recalled over Takata airbags that could explode. (newsinferno.com)
- Takata and 11 automakers that use its air bags, including Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., will have to sort out which vehicles are covered by the expanded recalls. (orlandosentinel.com)
- In April 2013, Toyota, Honda Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. recalled nearly 3.4 million older-model vehicles worldwide due to the potential problem with the air bags. (manufacturing.net)
- And then his sister's Honda and parents' BMW also got recalled for airbags. (dallasnews.com)
- Honda Civics from that year were already subject to a recall, and Honda said that it had sent two notices to the owner of the car before the crash happened. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- Reuters on July 28, 2017 reported that a 34-year-old woman in Holiday, Florida, was killed in a 2002 Honda Accord after the airbag ruptured during a head-on collision. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- Has Honda ever had a recall for air bag problems? (reference.com)
- Honda recalled cars for air bag problems every year from 2008 to 2013. (reference.com)
- In 2009, Honda announced a recall of up to 440,000 vehicles due to what it termed an unusual deployment of air bags. (reference.com)
- In 2010, Honda recalled more than 820,000 vehicles. (reference.com)
- In December 2011, Honda recalled more than 1 million vehicles because of airbag issues. (reference.com)
- In September 2012, Honda recalled 2012 Ridgeline trucks because of an issue with incorrect airbag status. (reference.com)
- In 2013, Honda recalled some models due to problems with the front passenger side air bag. (reference.com)
- Were there any Honda recalls in 2014? (reference.com)
- In 2014, Honda recalled more than 5 million vehicles in the United States due to faulty air bags. (reference.com)
- How do you replace the air bags in a Honda? (reference.com)
- What years of the Honda Odyssey have transmission recalls? (reference.com)
- Honda has issued a transmission recall for the Odyssey model years 2002 through 2004. (reference.com)
- A faulty airbag part that can explode and send shrapnel into the passenger cabin is responsible for the global recall of more than 3 million cars manufactured by Honda, Nissan, Toyota and General Motors and will likely lead to more recalls. (wgntv.com)
- Normally, gases from the propellant fill up the airbag, which protects the passenger in a crash, said Chris Martin, a Honda Motor Co. spokesman. (wgntv.com)
- He said Honda knows of one crash in which a passenger front airbag deployed with too much pressure, causing the casing to rupture. (wgntv.com)
- Honda told Japanese safety regulators that it will recall 1.1 million vehicles, The total includes 426,000 Civic vehicles from the 2001-03 model years, approximately 43,000 CR-V vehicles from 2002-03, and approximately 92,000 Odyssey vehicles from 2002. (wgntv.com)
- The 2001 Honda Accord, one of the vehicles recalled by the automaker in late 2008 and again on Monday. (nytimes.com)
- In its fourth action to fix a problem with an air bag that deploys so forcefully it can injure or kill a driver, Honda announced late on Monday that it was recalling 833,000 more vehicles. (nytimes.com)
- Honda has recalled almost 1.7 million vehicles since 2008 because of the problem. (nytimes.com)
- But in a report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , Honda said that only about 2,400 of the 833,000 vehicles in the newest recall pose a hazard. (nytimes.com)
- Chris Martin, a Honda spokesman, wrote in an e-mail that the automaker was aware of "a small number of injuries and two fatalities" related to the air bags. (nytimes.com)
- Then, in the summer of 2009, Honda said some additional "unusual" deployments indicated that the brand should recall about 440,000 more vehicles, including additional 2001 Accords and Civics, as well as some 2002 Accords and Acura 3.2 TLs. (nytimes.com)
- Last week, Honda Motor Co. expanded its recall of vehicles with Takata airbag inflators to include California. (autonews.com)
- Washington, DC Japanese car maker Honda is recalling 4.89 million vehicles equipped with potentially faulty Takata air bags. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- Honda is expanding its two-million-vehicle air bag recall by as many as one million more vehicles in California, the automaker said Tuesday. (nytimes.com)
- Last month, Honda recalled vehicles in eight other states. (nytimes.com)
- But Honda said it would recall vehicles in other areas that also have high humidity because it wanted to make sure owners would not be endangered. (nytimes.com)
- In addition to the states recommended by Takata, Honda had said it would recall vehicles originally sold or registered in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. (nytimes.com)
- Honda has since received a report of an "energetic deployment" of an air bag in California, leading to the decision to issue a recall, Chris Martin, a spokesman for the automaker, said in a telephone interview. (nytimes.com)
- The two recalls are just the latest in a string of safety problems to hit automakers in the past year with Acura, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Lexus, Mazda, Toyota and other manufactures having to recall cars over air bag problems. (foxnews.com)
- On June 1, 2018, Honda confirmed that a faulty Takata airbag killed another person in Malaysia, bringing the number of Malaysians killed by exploding Takata airbags to seven. (beasleyallen.com)
- All of the remaining cases except for one in Australia have occurred in the U.S., and all but two of the deadly Takata airbag malfunctions have occurred in Honda vehicles. (beasleyallen.com)
- Over the next 12 weeks, volunteers will fan out into neighborhoods in Sylmar, Pacoima and Sun Valley - communities where officials said they found the highest concentration of unrepaired older model Honda, Ford, Acura and Mazda vehicles - to knock on doors and talk to residents about the recall. (dailynews.com)
- On Saturday, U.S. safety regulators said that more than two million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles need a second fix for airbags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running. (canadianbusiness.com)
- The recall includes some Acura MDX, Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Honda Odyssey, Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Corolla and Toyota Avalon models made from 2002 to 2004. (canadianbusiness.com)
- The agency says about one million Toyota and Honda vehicles involved in the Saturday recall are also subject to a separate recall related to defective air bags made by Takata Corp. of Japan. (canadianbusiness.com)
- Japanese automaker Honda said Friday it was recalling 37,000 vehicles in the U.S. to check if replacement air bags contain the recalled Takata inflators that may have been installed prior to the massive Takata recalls last year. (wsbt.com)
- The latest recall is unusual in that Honda is trying to find 2,500 inflators that were replaced during repairs, but it doesn't know where the 2,500 inflators went, so it's recalling all of the possibly affected vehicles so they can be checked. (wsbt.com)
- Due to its historic ties to Takata, Honda has been most affected by the air bag debacle. (ibtimes.com)
- Honda, Fiat Chrysler Automotive, and Mercedes-Benz utilized the air bag units manufactured by Continental as well as three other manufactures who have yet to announce recalls. (forthepeople.com)
- 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. (paultan.org)
- Honda is currently conducting an investigation to find out if the airbag was the cause of the death. (paultan.org)
- The problem on the latest recall - the 10th announced by Honda so far - has been traced to a conveyor at Takata's now-defunct US plant in LaGrange, Georgia which had malfunctioned, exposing the propellant tablets left on the belt to moisture. (paultan.org)
- The 2003 Honda City model (like the one involved in the fatal accident) was already included in Honda Malaysia's recall over the same issue in June, along with the 2001-2003 Stream, 2002-2003 Jazz and 2003 Accord . (paultan.org)
- Drb import the airbag from mexico and all license car manufacture that produce honda,nissan and toyota around the world using that airbag, so u cant blame drb for this. (paultan.org)
- Toyota and Honda cars recall for safety issue also Kiasu people said no problem. (paultan.org)
- Nearly 140,000 Honda CR-V SUV's from the 2019 model year have been recalled, following reports that the driver's air bag unexpectedly deployed while the vehicle was in motion, increasing the risk of an accident or injury for occupants. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- Information about the potential Honda CR-V airbag problems was first discovered by the Japanese automaker in January 2019, when a short-circuiting event in the steering wheel sub-harness was recorded during manufacturer testing. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- By May 14, the automaker had received a total of six reports involving sudden air bag deployments in Honda CR-V vehicles, as well as 41 warranty claims, 20 field reports and three customer injuries related to the air bag defect. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- The recall includes 137,000 model year 2019 Honda CR-V SUV's manufactured by American Honda Motor Company from October 3, 2018 through April 1, 2019. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- Customers with additional questions or concerns regarding the recall may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-21387 and reference the recall campaign number R4S. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government's auto safety agency, said Monday that BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota will recall cars sold in places where hot, humid weather can potentially affect the air bags. (the-leader.com)
- Honda, for example, said it will include 10 states and territories in its recall, including Texas, Georgia and South Carolina. (the-leader.com)
- Honda says Takata recommended recalling cars in four places: Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (the-leader.com)
- Honda says too much pressure may be building up in the system, causing the air bags to deploy with too much force. (the-leader.com)
- And on Monday in Japan, Honda, Mazda and Nissan together recalled nearly 3 million more. (the-leader.com)
- TOKYO (AP) - Honda reported a quarterly profit of 127.7 billion yen ($1 billion) Wednesday, up 7 percent from its revised result from the year before, even as costs of a massive recall related to defective air bags dented the boost from healthy sales. (townhall.com)
- Tokyo-based Honda, hard hit by air bag problems at supplier Takata Corp., said it will stop buying air bag inflators from Takata for models now under development. (townhall.com)
- We have become aware of evidence that suggests that Takata misrepresented and manipulated test data for certain air bag inflators," Honda said. (townhall.com)
- Honda has not ruled out the use of other Takata products, including air bags minus the inflators. (townhall.com)
- In what can be described as a little-by-little effort by the automotive company Honda to rectify a serious issue with airbags installed in a large number of its vehicles, more vehicles have been added to the expanding number of vehicles subject to a recall. (spanglaw.com)
- The Honda recalls, do, however, seem to contradict the trend in motor vehicle recalls that has been seen in recent years. (spanglaw.com)
- Yet, the number of vehicles recalled by Honda in 2011 was approximately double the number the automaker recalled in 2010. (spanglaw.com)
- People that own Hondas should visit the Honda website to determine whether or not their vehicle is impacted by the recall. (spanglaw.com)
- Japan's Honda Motor on Monday recalled m ore than two million vehicles worldwide over an airbag defect that could pose a fire risk . (mycarforum.com)
- Honda said the recall covers about 2,033,000 vehicles which were produced between August 2000 and December 2005, including over one million in North America and 668,000 in Japan. (mycarforum.com)
- Eleven automakers, including Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., have recalled 17 million vehicles in the U.S. and more than 36 million worldwide because of the problem. (yasa.org)
- Honda Motor Co is recalling 4.5 million U.S. vehicles while Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling 4.3 million, the documents show. (thomsonreuters.com)
- ConsumerWatch.com told Honda and Acura owners not to drive their vehicles until the faulty airbags were replaced. (autoblog.com)
- A dangerous Takata air bag should have been recalled before going from a wrecked car to a salvage yard, eventually ending up in a 2002 Honda Accord and nearly killing a Las Vegas woman, a lawsuit alleges. (necn.com)
- Honda stated they knew of more than 100 injuries and eight deaths (seven in the United States plus one in Malaysia) that were related to Takata airbags. (wikipedia.org)
- Toyota Motor North America has announced a voluntary recall of about 49,000 Toyota and Lexus cars to fix its faulty airbags . (bing.com)
- Nissan Motor Co. recalled 480,000 vehicles globally, but was still determining how many in North America. (wgntv.com)
- Fiat Chrysler is recalling approximately 1 million trucks in North America due to a software glitch that could prevent side air bags and seatbelts from deploying during a rollover. (phys.org)
- The first recall for defective air bags affects Prius hybrids, Prius plug-ins and Lexus CT200h vehicles produced between October 2008 and April 2012 - 743,000 vehicles in Japan, 495,000 in North America, 141,000 in Europe, 9,000 in China and 46,000 in other regions. (fox61.com)
- BMW of North America, LLC "BMW" is recalling certain 2017 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive and M4 vehicles and Rolls-Royce Dawn vehicles. (justia.com)
- Nissan North America says the recall affects the 2012 Nissan Versa vehicles. (fox26houston.com)
- The recall affects SRXs made between Feb. 2, 2010 and April 29 of this year and sold in North America. (eastbaytimes.com)
- Fiat Chrysler said Friday it is recalling 933,000 vehicles in Canada, Mexico and outside North America for Takata inflators. (thomsonreuters.com)
- The airbags use ammonium-nitrate drivers to rapidly deploy the bags in a collision, and the inflators can explode in an impact, spraying the interior with shrapnel. (dallasnews.com)
- June 2014: Toyota is recalling 844,277 cars to swap out airbag inflators that can shoot shrapnel in a passenger's face. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- This graphic from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows an airbag expanding, shooting shrapnel toward the driver. (wgntv.com)
- The air bags can deploy with too much force and spew shrapnel into the vehicle. (wgntv.com)
- Takata has recalled about 100 million airbags produced for some of the world's largest automakers, including about 70 million in the US, because of the risk that they could improperly inflate and rupture, potentially firing deadly shrapnel at the occupants. (emirates247.com)
- Ammonium nitrate becomes compromised by heat and humidity, and this triggers a chemical reaction that causes Takata's airbags to explode, blowing apart the metal canister and blasting it like shrapnel toward the vehicle's occupants. (beasleyallen.com)
- The recall, the largest in US auto history, aims to replace problematic inflators in the airbags which can cause them to deploy with explosive force, sending potentially lethal shrapnel into drivers and passengers. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- As we have discussed extensively on this San Diego Injury Blog, the airbag's propellant can explode with too much force, causing the airbag to rupture and sending dangerous shrapnel into the vehicle. (vaagelaw.com)
- This is deadly serious business,' said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., as he held up a piece of shrapnel from a Takata airbag that struck a Florida woman whose severe facial injuries were displayed in a photograph at the hearing. (vaagelaw.com)
- Although the current recall is not due to airbags exploding and spraying shrapnel in the face of drivers like Takata, it is still over a particularly dangerous issue. (forthepeople.com)
- In another case, an 18-year-old girl died after shrapnel from an exploding airbag struck her carotid artery. (vaagelaw.com)
- The chemical breakdown results in the propellant burning too fast causing the airbag inflator's metal casing to rupture, firing hot shrapnel at the vehicle's occupants. (charlesboyk-law.com)
- Takata's inflators can explode with too much force when they fill up an air bag, spewing out shrapnel. (cbs8.com)
- The air bag inflators, which can explode with too much force and spray metal shrapnel into passenger compartments, have been linked to at least eight deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. (toyokeizai.net)
- It's another step toward recalling about 69 million inflators that can potentially explode with too much force and spew shrapnel into people. (wboc.com)
- Counterfeit air bags have been shown to consistently malfunction in ways that range from non-deployment to the expulsion of metal shrapnel during deployment. (nhtsa.gov)
- The Florida man lost an eye due to shrapnel from an exploding Takata airbag. (autoblog.com)
- The Accord had been fixed up and sold in March of 2016 to the family of Karina Dorado, a 19-year-old woman whose trachea was punctured by shrapnel spewed by the faulty air bag. (necn.com)
- Despite deaths, injuries and recalls, air bags still save lives Air bags have hurt and killed people. (freep.com)
- But Takata makes airbags for 11 different manufacturers so the initial injuries happened in Hondas in the southern states and they were the first to be recalled," the nice customer service lady explained. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- We [The Ministry of Transportation] have to evaluate every vehicle and they began one year ago to send out recalls that are VIN-specific, starting with those cars that had injuries," she told me. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- If I don't go into the dealership and get my airbag changed, get into a car accident and my passenger suffers an injury from the faulty airbag, Subaru says they are not liable for any injuries. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- Toyota knows of five reports of faulty airbag deployment, including three in the U.S. but said it was not aware of any injuries, Knight said. (wgntv.com)
- A Subaru spokesman said the company, a unit of Fuji Heavy Industries, was not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths related to the recall issue. (autonews.com)
- NEW YORK - Nearly 4 million Nissan cars are being recalled due to major safety problems where passenger air bags or seat belts could fail in a crash, leading to serious injuries or fatalities. (foxnews.com)
- Ford is recalling nearly 391,000 Ranger pickups because the driver's air bag inflators can explode with too much force and cause injuries. (nbcwashington.com)
- While intended to help prevent injuries in an accident, airbag defects may actually cause severe injuries. (beasleyallen.com)
- Aggressive airbags that deploy at excessive speeds can cause head or neck injuries or other broken bones. (beasleyallen.com)
- Children are especially susceptible to injuries and or death caused by an airbag. (beasleyallen.com)
- Late deploying airbags can fail to protect an occupant from contact with the interior of the vehicle, thus causing injuries that could have been avoided. (beasleyallen.com)
- As of March 2018, Takata's defective airbags have been linked to at least 23 deaths and hundreds of injuries. (beasleyallen.com)
- Sudden airbag inflation can startle drivers and cause crashes, but Chrysler says it's not aware of any accidents or injuries. (canadianbusiness.com)
- No death or injuries related to non-Takata air bag failures have been reported. (canadianbusiness.com)
- The airbag maker recently announced that eight deaths are now linked to the defective product, which has also caused more than 100 injuries. (vaagelaw.com)
- An agency investigation started last year found that the air bags went off 215 times, causing 81 minor injuries. (pottsmerc.com)
- Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has not received any reports of injuries or fatalities related to either recall. (fox61.com)
- Takata's airbags are the focus of a US regulatory probe amidst global vehicle recalls over the past six years, and have been linked to at least four deaths in the US and several injuries. (paultan.org)
- No injuries or deaths have been reported in this specific recall, a GM spokesman said. (toyokeizai.net)
- Takata agreed to pay $70 million in U.S. penalties for lapses in how it handled recalls of millions of explosion-prone air bags, blamed in eight deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. (townhall.com)
- Because air bags deploy very rapidly, serious or sometimes fatal injuries can occur if the driver or passenger is too close to - or comes in direct contact with - the air bag when it first begins to deploy. (nhtsa.gov)
- The defective air bag inflators have been linked to at least 13 deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. (thomsonreuters.com)
- At least 13 people have been killed and over 100 injuries have been blamed on the airbags. (autoblog.com)
- Airbags save thousands of lives each year, but they can also cause very serious injuries. (usrecallnews.com)
- Older airbags were more dangerous, but even today's improved airbags can cause very serious injuries. (usrecallnews.com)
- If you, or someone you love has suffered serious injuries from the deployment of a defective airbag , please contact me at (209) 227-1931 for free, friendly advice. (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
- In 2013, a series of deaths and injuries associated with defective Takata airbag inflators had led Takata to initially recall 3.6 million cars equipped with such airbags. (wikipedia.org)
- Sensor mats measure passengers' weight and determine if the air bag should deploy. (theoaklandpress.com)
- If that happens, the bag will deploy even if a small person is in the seat. (theoaklandpress.com)
- 1.18 million SUVs because their side air bags, front center air bags and seat belt pretensioners might not deploy if drivers ignore an air bag warning light on their dashboard. (wkbn.com)
- Obviously, if an airbag fails to deploy, there may be an airbag claim. (beasleyallen.com)
- Airbags that fail to deploy in a crash leave motorists without life-saving protection. (beasleyallen.com)
- In some cases, the airbag's sensors successfully detect and transmit a deploy signal yet the airbag module itself fails to deploy. (beasleyallen.com)
- Defective airbags can also deploy with excessive force, causing severe trauma to the head and neck of front seat passengers. (beasleyallen.com)
- Airbags with a low deployment threshold can deploy at inopportune times in low speed impacts. (beasleyallen.com)
- Those air bags can deploy and rupture with enough force to cause injury or death. (canadianbusiness.com)
- Germany's top three automakers said they will recall 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. equipped with Takata brand air bag inflators that can deploy dangerously, adding another large batch of cars, trucks and SUVs to the most complex recall in automotive history. (ibtimes.com)
- The issues with the airbags are that they may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury, or they might even deploy accidentally for no reason at all and cause a crash. (forthepeople.com)
- If this happens the air bag may either suddenly deploy, or disable the air bag from deploying in the event of a crash. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- The problems stem from use of the explosive chemical ammonium nitrate in the inflators used to deploy air bags in a crash. (cbs8.com)
- The company learned of the problem in May when a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado crashed and its air bags didn't deploy. (phys.org)
- Ford is recalling 144,000 F-150 trucks due to U.S. government concerns that air bags in the trucks could deploy without warning. (autoloandaily.com)
- If the wire insulation is cut, a short can cause the air bag to deploy. (autoloandaily.com)
- Passenger air bag may not deploy correctly. (autoinsider.co.uk)
- This can cause the air bag to deploy in a rotated orientation. (justia.com)
- NEW YORK (AP) - Nissan is recalling more than 54,000 cars because of curtain and seat-mounted air bags that may unexpectedly deploy when the door is slammed. (fox26houston.com)
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co said Thursday it is recalling nearly 290,000 older Chevrolet Impala cars in the United States because the air bag may not deploy in the event of the crash. (cialispillsforsale.com)
- The Restraint Control Module (RCM) software may cause the front air bags to deploy i. (consumeraffairs.com)
- Both frontal and side-impact air bags are generally designed to deploy in moderate to severe crashes . (nhtsa.gov)
- Air bags can only deploy once, so make sure you replace used air bags right away after a crash, only at an authorized repair center, and before you drive the vehicle again. (nhtsa.gov)
- The agency is looking industry-wide at airbags that fail or deploy with too much force and have been potentially linked to four deaths. (aaa-calif.com)
- The regular features of this blog, including Monday Motorsports, the Wheelies news briefs and reports on auto industry developments including vehicle recalls and technology updates, can now be found on the Automobiles Web page. (nytimes.com)
- Japan's Takata this month agreed to declare up to 40 million additional inflators defective by 2019 in a move that will involve 17 automakers issuing vehicle recalls. (thomsonreuters.com)
- If drivers are unsure whether their vehicle is impacted by the Takata recalls or any other vehicle recalls, they can visit www.safercar.gov/vinlookup . (aaa-calif.com)
- Chrysler Group said it was not affected by the Takata airbag issue. (wgntv.com)
- While there is no official estimate of the number of vehicles that may be affected by the Takata airbag issue, U.S. safety regulators have estimated they could number more than 1 million. (autonews.com)
- Tens of thousands of vehicles equipped with Takata airbags subject to one of the largest product recalls in U.S. history remain on the road in Southern California and they must be repaired immediately, federal transportation officials, local police and neighborhood volunteers said Monday. (dailynews.com)
- However, as air bags become standard safety features in our vehicles, they are also increasingly subject to product recalls. (vaagelaw.com)
- TOKYO, - Toyota Motor Corp will recall nearly 1.3 million cars globally for two separate defects, including 752,000 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles in the United States to fix airbags that could be deployed inadvertently, the automaker said. (bing.com)
- The company, the world's biggest automaker, said Wednesday that it was "renotifying" owners of some vehicles involved in a 2013 safety recall of 2.14 million vehicles. (manufacturing.net)
- Just about every major automaker has at least one model of vehicle built over the last decade or so that is affected by the recall. (dallasnews.com)
- The automaker has tried to track down all the potentially affected vehicles, it said, but has not been successful, hence the large recall. (nytimes.com)
- That action triggered an inquiry from N.H.T.S.A., which wanted to know why the automaker did not recall those vehicles earlier. (nytimes.com)
- DETROIT (Reuters) -- Subaru of America is recalling 8,557 older model cars in the United States equipped with potentially defective airbag inflators made by Japan's Takata Corp., the automaker and U.S. safety regulators said today. (autonews.com)
- Mr. Martin also said that the automaker was still calculating how many vehicles are being recalled because it involves tracing vehicle histories. (nytimes.com)
- In a related matter, Volkswagen announced this week that it was recalling about 2,000 Golf and GTI cars from the 2015 model year in the United States because a stabilizer bar could loosen, making the vehicles more difficult to steer, said Mark Gillies, a spokesman for the automaker. (nytimes.com)
- Ford is recalling 850,000 cars as it suspects there could be a short circuit risk that may prevent their air bags from being deployed in a crash situation, the automaker said. (mapsofworld.com)
- General Motors will recall more than 2.5 million vehicles in China over concerns about airbags made by troubled Japanese giant Takata, Chinese authorities said, dealing a blow to the US automaker in the world's largest car market. (emirates247.com)
- This week's announcements add another automaker, Volkswagen, and another automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, to a growing list of vehicles that carry air bag inflators that can injure drivers or passengers with metal fragments that tear through the bags when they're deployed. (ibtimes.com)
- Subsequently, the automaker received its first and second customer complaints of spontaneous steering wheel air bag deployments. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- It's likely every automaker involved in this recall will have to subsidize the process because the value of Takata's assets isn't enough to cover the costs of this recall," said Karl Brauer, executive publisher of Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader. (cbs8.com)
- Front passenger airbag inflators could have been assembled with an improperly manufactured propellant component, Japan's third largest automaker said. (mycarforum.com)
- The news comes as the automaker is already in damage control mode for delaying the recall of 2.6 million vehicles for an ignition switch defect that's been tied to at least 13 deaths. (fox17online.com)
- The American automaker, General Motors, has issued a recall for their economical vehicles due to a defect in airbag deployment. (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
- The agency is urging people whose inflators have been recalled to get them replaced as soon as possible. (kvue.com)
- So far 100 million inflators have been recalled worldwide, the largest automotive-related recall in U.S. history. (cbs8.com)
- So far, about 23.4 million driver's-side and passenger-side inflators have been recalled on 19.2 million U.S. vehicles sold by 12 automakers. (townhall.com)
- The company is recalling 2016 Prius and Lexus RX vehicles and 2015 - 2016 Lexus NX vehicles. (bing.com)
- A Saab 9-3 steering wheel with Takata airbag is pictured,Tuesday, July 5, 2016. (dallasnews.com)
- The recall applies to certain cars of the following models: the 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF and Sentra, 2013-2017 Nissan Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60 and Q50, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Chevrolet City Express and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. (foxnews.com)
- Nissan is also recalling another 620,000 of its 2013-2016 Sentras. (foxnews.com)
- The recall includes certain 2013-16 Ram 1500 and 2500 pickups and 2014-2016 Ram 3500 pickups in the U.S. It also affects about 216,007 vehicles in Canada, 21,668 in Mexico and 21,530 outside the NAFTA region. (phys.org)
- The recall includes some 2013-16 Ram 1500 and 2500 pickups and 2014-2016 Ram 3500 pickups. (phys.org)
- On Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, General Motors Co. said it is recalling about 4 million vehicles worldwide to fix an air bag software defect that has been linked to one death. (phys.org)
- Jayco is recalling 4,036 of the following motorhomes: Model year 2016-2018 Jayco Seneca, Model year 2016-2019 Jayco Greyhawk, Model year 2016 and. (consumeraffairs.com)
- In March of 2016, Havana sold the refurbished Accord to Dorado's father, Jose Dorado-Carillo, but the lawsuit alleges it failed to warn him that air bag had been recalled. (necn.com)
- But like tens of thousands of other drivers, O'Lear has been told that replacement airbag-parts for her car won't be available until December 2019. (dallasnews.com)
- Additional airbags are scheduled to be recalled by December 2019, bringing the total number of affected airbags to around 65-70 million. (charlesboyk-law.com)
- Recalls are being phased in through the end of 2019. (wboc.com)
- Pleasure Way Industries is recalling 218 model year 2019-2021 Tofino motorhomes. (consumeraffairs.com)
- A HondaJet Elite on display at the 2019 Paris Air Show. (yahoo.com)
- The 2019 show includes prototype electric plane engines which will be used in the world's first electric air race in 2020. (yahoo.com)
- TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 650,000 vehicles in Japan and repeating a recall for problems with front passenger air bag inflators announced last year, seeking to fix some 2.27 million vehicles. (manufacturing.net)
- DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially faulty front passenger air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan. (wgntv.com)
- Toyota Motor Corp has told regulators it is recalling 1.65 million vehicles Subaru is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles in the United States. (thomsonreuters.com)
- A report by an independent monitor said that as of Sept. 15, 2017, automakers have recalled 43.1 million inflators. (nbclosangeles.com)
- The decision delays the recall until Aug. 31, 2017. (latimes.com)
- The vehicles involved in the recall are all from the 2014-2017 model years and include models from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac. (phys.org)
- The recall began April 17, 2017. (justia.com)
- Grand Design RV is recalling 8,161 model year 2017-2021 Solitude recreational trailers. (consumeraffairs.com)
- The last Dubai Air Show, in 2017, saw some of the largest deals in history. (yahoo.com)
- The Saab, which she used to love to drive, is one of more than 60 million vehicles in the U.S. that have been recalled for potentially lethal Takata airbags. (dallasnews.com)
- DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler said Friday it is recalling over 1.3 million vehicles worldwide to fix malfunctioning alternators that can potentially spark fires and a wiring problem that can make air bags inflate unexpectedly. (foxbusiness.com)
- U .S. auto safety regulators are allowing General Motors to delay a large recall of potentially defective air bags, giving the company time to prove that the devices are safe and to possibly avoid a huge financial hit. (latimes.com)
- GM and its joint venture partner Shanghai GM will start withdrawing vehicles fitted with the potentially faulty airbags beginning next month and will include Chevrolet and Buick cars, China's top consumer watchdog said. (emirates247.com)
- Rodney Castillo of the Alhambra Police Department at a news conference Monday, June 11, 2018, announcing the launch of Airbag Recall: Operation Find & Fix, a new intensive, collaborative outreach program aimed at remedying potentially deadly, recalled airbags in San Fernando Valley vehicles. (dailynews.com)
- Photos of people killed by defective airbags on display during a news conference announcing the launch of Airbag Recall: Operation Find & Fix, a new intensive, collaborative outreach program aimed at remedying potentially deadly, recalled airbags in San Fernando Valley vehicles. (dailynews.com)
- Heidi King, deputy administrator with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speaks during a news conference Monday, June 11, 2018, announcing the launch of Airbag Recall: Operation Find & Fix, a new intensive, collaborative outreach program aimed at remedying potentially deadly, recalled airbags in San Fernando Valley vehicles. (dailynews.com)
- Japanese auto parts maker Takata will double the recall of US cars using its potentially deadly airbags to a record nearly 34 million vehicles, US officials said Tuesday. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- Shares in the embattled Japanese air bag maker fell as much as 4.2 percent to a two-week low of 1,352 yen ($11.31) on Tuesday morning on concerns that an ongoing global recall of potentially faulty airbags could expand to more companies. (toyokeizai.net)
- But Takata recently realized that recall didn't include all of the potentially faulty air bags. (the-leader.com)
- DETROIT (AP)- The U.S. government says automakers will end up recalling 42 million vehicles with potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. (wboc.com)
- Potentially deadly Takata air bags will be replaced in an estimated 34-million vehicles. (necn.com)
- Automakers were adding millions of cars Thursday to their official lists of models recalled because of potentially dangerous Takata airbag inflators. (blogspot.com)
- The Takata recall dwarfs last year's highly publicized recall of 2.6 million General Motors small cars for defective ignition switches and Toyota's recalls of 10 million vehicles for problems with unintended acceleration. (orlandosentinel.com)
- General Motors Co. said it would recall about 55,000 Pontiac Vibes from the 2003 model year sold in the U.S. and Canada. (wgntv.com)
- General Motors is recalling about 200,000 Saab and Saturn cars in the U.S. and Canada to replace the Takata driver's air bag inflators. (wbaltv.com)
- General Motors reluctantly agreed this year to recall 2.5 million vehicles to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators. (latimes.com)
- DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles, including SUVs, vans and Cadillacs, for defective air bags and other problems. (wkbn.com)
- At a recent Senate Committee Hearing, lawmakers pressed Takata executives to establish a fund to compensate victims injured or killed by its defective airbags , which would be similar to that created by General Motors for victims of its faulty ignition switch. (vaagelaw.com)
- DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors is recalling more than 29,000 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars because metal parts in the air bag assemblies can hit the driver and passengers if the bags are inflated. (wifr.com)
- General Motors recalled more than 4 million vehicles, most of them in the U.S., to fix an air bag software defect that has been linked to one death. (phys.org)
- DETROIT - General Motors is recalling more than 47,000 Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles in the U.S. because of a problem with the passenger side air bags. (eastbaytimes.com)
- The two automakers said the recalls include some discontinued Saab and Pontiac vehicles assembled for General Motors Co. (thomsonreuters.com)
- NEW YORK (CNNMoney, June 28, 2014)- General Motors on Friday announced four safety recalls covering nearly 430,000 vehicles in the U.S. (fox17online.com)
- Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward Markey are asking regulators how they will keep Takata Corp. accountable for their recall of air bag inflators, which have been linked to at least eight deaths in the US. (newsinferno.com)
- Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Takata Corp. has agreed to declare 33.8 million air bags defective, a move that will double the number of cars and trucks included in what is now the largest auto recall in U.S. history. (orlandosentinel.com)
- It said the initial recall was based on incomplete serial numbers from the part supplier, Japan's Takata Corp. (manufacturing.net)
- Mazda Motor Corp. said it recalled 20,000 vehicles, but less than 200 in the U.S. The affected cars include the Mazda6 and RX-8. (wgntv.com)
- The latest recall raises doubts about the safety of other Takata Corp. inflators that use ammonium nitrate and drying agents. (kvue.com)
- The government says automakers will recall another 5 million vehicles equipped with faulty inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan. (nbcwashington.com)
- The problematic safety component manufactured by Japanese parts maker Takata Corp has been at the centre of a series of massive recalls worldwide since the issue surfaced in 2008. (paultan.org)
- The air bags were built by Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., but the problem is different from another air bag issue that's causing big recalls across the auto industry. (wifr.com)
- Shattered by recall costs and lawsuits, Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. filed Monday for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., saying it was the only way it could keep on supplying repla. (cbs8.com)
- Shattered by recall costs and lawsuits, Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. filed Monday for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., saying it was the only way it could keep on supplying replacements for faulty air bag inflators linked to the deaths of at least 16 people. (cbs8.com)
- The automakers all have air bag systems made by Takata Corp., a Tokyo-based supplier of seat belts, air bags, steering wheels and other auto parts. (the-leader.com)
- Mazda Motor Corp is recalling about 730,000 U.S. vehicles while Nissan Motor Co is recalling 400,000. (thomsonreuters.com)
- Mitsubishi Motors Corp is recalling about 38,000 2006-2007 Lancer vehicles and Ferrari NV is calling back 2,800 U.S. sportscars. (thomsonreuters.com)
- Toyota and Nissan have recalled an additional 6.56 million cars equipped with possibly faulty airbags manufactured by Japan-based Takata. (bing.com)
- Other automakers affected by the recall are Nissan and Mazda. (247wallst.com)
- Based on the new information, Nissan has recalled 515,394 model years 2007 to 2011 Versa Sedans and 2007 to 2012 Versa Hatchbacks equipped with the inflators. (247wallst.com)
- Nissan said the new recall affects just over 515,000 Versa subcompact hatchback and sedans from the 2007 through 2012 model years. (kvue.com)
- Honda's (HMC) latest recall comes one day after its Japanese counterparts Toyota (TM) and Nissan (NSANF) recalled 6.56 million cars of their own. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- The Nissan problems are unrelated to the other air bag issues. (foxnews.com)
- Last year, UMW Toyota recalled 18,700 units of the 2000-2003 Camry and Corolla Altis , while Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) recalled four units of the CBU first-generation Nissan X-Trail . (paultan.org)
- The information will soon be available on the agency's safercar.gov website, where owners will be able to enter their VIN numbers to determine if their car or truck is one of the nearly 34 million recalled vehicles. (vaagelaw.com)
- Takata recently announced it was expanding its recall to nearly 34 million vehicles. (vaagelaw.com)
- The recall involves about 20 Toyota models, including some Corolla compacts and Tundra pickups made in 2003-2004 and some 2002-2004 Lexus SC 430 coupes made in the U.S. The models being recalled in Japan were made in 2000-2003. (manufacturing.net)
- This extended recall covers 14 of Honda's models produced between 2002 and 2008, including the Civic and CR-V ranges, which were fitted with airbags that have the risk of "abnormal" inflation. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- The recall affects Grand Cherokees from the 2002 through 2004 model years and Libertys from model years 2002 and 2003, according to documents posted Friday on the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website. (pottsmerc.com)
- The latest announcement added vehicles of these makes manufactured in 2001 and 2002 to the recall. (spanglaw.com)
- The vehicles being recalled were built between 2002 and 2011 and include pick-ups, SUVs and cars. (thomsonreuters.com)
- Havanna and D&A then installed the air bag in the 2002 Accord they bought from Liberty Mutual, the lawsuit said. (necn.com)
- Takata's air bags use ammonium nitrate to inflate in a crash. (orlandosentinel.com)
- DETROIT (CBS / AP) - Fiat Chrysler is recalling about a half-million Jeep Wrangler SUVs worldwide because the driver's air bag may not inflate in a crash. (cbslocal.com)
- The company said that in rare cases, the car's computers can go into test mode and the front air bags won't inflate in a crash. (phys.org)
- If that happens, the front air bags won't inflate in a crash and the seat belts may not work either. (phys.org)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in documents posted on its website Friday, said that the right side head protection air bag won't inflate in a crash if no one is in the front seat. (eastbaytimes.com)
- The alternator recall affects nearly 566,000 Chrysler 300s, Dodge Challengers and Chargers and Durango SUVs from 2011 through 2014. (foxbusiness.com)
- This malfunction affects the air bags and seat belt pretensioners specifically. (forthepeople.com)
- Ford's recall affects 2005 and 2006 F-150 trucks, of which 135,000 are in the U.S. and 9,000 are in Canada. (autoloandaily.com)
- The GM recall affects six models produced earlier this year, mainly in February and March, including the Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Malibu. (toyokeizai.net)
- The recall affects only the two frying pans. (consumeraffairs.com)
- GM said the recall also affects about 3,000 SRX models sold in Mexico and Canada. (eastbaytimes.com)
- This recall affects approximately 34 million cars and 11 different car manufacturers, making it the largest auto recall in history. (sandiego-injurylawyer.com)
- This recall affects residents everywhere, including those in our hometown of San Diego. (sandiego-injurylawyer.com)
- The recall affects approximately 55,068 Chevrolet vehicles. (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
- The agreement adds more than 10 million air bags to existing recalls, covering both the passenger and driver's side. (orlandosentinel.com)
- The recalls of passenger-side air bags, previously limited to high-humidity states along the Gulf Coast, are now expanded nationwide to include 16 million vehicles. (orlandosentinel.com)
- DETROIT (AP) Suzuki is recalling 193,936 cars and SUVs because of a defective air bag sensor in the front passenger seat. (theoaklandpress.com)
- The Rangers also were recalled last year to replace the passenger air bag inflators. (nbcwashington.com)
- The company issued four separate defect reports to the agency, one dealing with driver-side airbags and three with passenger-side units. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- In some cases, front passenger-side air bags also need to be replaced. (ibtimes.com)
- Some cars will have both the driver side and passenger side air bags replaced. (wboc.com)
- Air bag sensors in the 2011 SRX, an SUV-like vehicle that's more nimble and efficient because it's built on car underpinnings, are programmed to turn off the passenger side air bags if no one is in the right-front seat, the agency said. (eastbaytimes.com)
- Frontal air bags have been standard equipment in all passenger cars since model year 1998 and in all SUVs, pickups and vans since model year 1999. (nhtsa.gov)
- The area of concern from this recall originates from the deployment of the front passenger airbag. (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
- The defective Takata airbags are particularly dangerous because they can rupture and propel metal parts into the vehicle. (vaagelaw.com)
- Rosekind's comments follow news in August that regulators directed the U.S. units of Volkswagen to provide information on the June rupture of a Takata side air bag in a 2015 model VW Tiguan. (toyokeizai.net)
- The older-model cars have air bag inflators that can rupture. (the-leader.com)
- The inflators subject to this latest recall were produced by Takata between 2005 and 2012 and used a drying agent (desiccant) containing calcium sulfate. (247wallst.com)
- Ford, which has the most vehicles involved in the latest recall, is reviewing the information and will file a list of models within the five days required by law. (kvue.com)
- Takata has declared 14 million inflators defective in the first phase of its latest recall. (thomsonreuters.com)
- Toyota said it had received one report of a burn on a seat cover from faulty air bag deployment. (manufacturing.net)
- Non-deployment can be caused by a mechanical problem, such as the failure of the airbag sensors to detect a crash or properly transmit a signal to the airbag module after a crash was detected. (beasleyallen.com)
- Some of the same problems that cause airbag nondeployment can also cause late deployment. (beasleyallen.com)
- The occupant is severely injured in spite of, or because of the airbag deployment. (beasleyallen.com)
- Airbags made by Japanese automotive supplier Takata Corporation are prone to explode with lethal force, sometimes even in fender benders and other minor accidents in which airbag deployment is unwarranted. (beasleyallen.com)
- The company said Friday that in rare cases, the car's sensing and diagnostic module-a tiny computer that senses what the vehicle is doing and controls air bag deployment-can go into test mode. (phys.org)
- In the event of a crash, the deployment of the driver's air bag in a rotated orientation increases the risk of injury. (justia.com)
- The unexpected deployment of the air bags can increase the risk of injury. (fox26houston.com)
- If a young child is not wearing a seat belt and seated improperly, the deployment of the airbag may cause the occupant to suffer a neck injury . (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
- BATON ROUGE, LA - Japanese airbag maker Takata recalled an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators this week. (klfy.com)
- Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. (nbclosangeles.com)
- In early January, Takata issued recalls for an additional 3.3 million defective air bag inflators, expanding the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. (charlesboyk-law.com)
- The company has agreed to recall all original equipment inflators without a drying agent in phases by the end of 2018. (kvue.com)
- Toyota technician Moses Garabendian demonstrates the replacement of a defective Takata airbag during a news conference on Monday, June 11, 2018. (dailynews.com)
- LAPD Captain Ernest Eskridge, Foothill Area Commanding Officer, speaks during a news conference Monday, June 11, 2018, announcing the launch of Airbag Recall: Operation Find & Fix. (dailynews.com)
- Alexander Brangman, father of Jewel Brangman, who was killed by a defective Takata airbag in 2014, during a news conference on Monday, June 11, 2018, at the North Valley Occupational Center in Mission Hills. (dailynews.com)
- The wiring recall covers nearly 771,000 Dodge Journey and Fiat Freemont SUVs from 2011 through 2015. (foxbusiness.com)
- The unusual move by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration buys time for an outside company hired by GM to do long-term tests of Takata air bag inflators in older trucks and SUVs including GM's top-selling vehicle, the Chevrolet Silverado pickup. (latimes.com)
- The recall covered the Silverado, GMC Sierra pickup and many popular full-size SUVs from the 2007 to 2011 model years. (latimes.com)
- The testing could help GM fend off several recalls totaling 6.8 million trucks and SUVS with the same inflators that ultimately could cost the company $870 million, according to a GM filing with securities regulators. (latimes.com)
- DETROIT - Jeep is recalling more than 228,000 SUVs worldwide, including almost 20,000 in Canada, to fix a software problem that can cause side airbags to inflate for no reason. (canadianbusiness.com)
- DETROIT Chrysler is recalling more than 919,000 older-model Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs worldwide because the air bags can inflate while people are driving them. (pottsmerc.com)
- The safety agency said that a part can fail in the air bag control computer, and the front and side air bags can inflate while the SUVs are being driven. (pottsmerc.com)
- The recall covers certain Toyota Prius and Lexus RX and NX SUVs. (cnycentral.com)
- According to the NHSTA website's dedicated section on the Takata airbag recalls, "approximately 34 million vehicles are currently under recall for approximately 46 million defective Takata air bags that can explode when the airbag deploys, causing serious injury or even death. (charlesboyk-law.com)
- According to a recent Reuters report, Takata has changed the composition of its airbag propellant , and this updated mix is used in replacement airbags fitted to recalled cars. (paultan.org)
- In an effort to reduce manufacturing costs, Takata used the chemical "ammonium nitrate" as a propellant to create a small explosion that inflates airbags quickly in a crash. (charlesboyk-law.com)
- Takata agreed to phase out air bag inflators that use ammonium nitrate, the propellant blamed for the explosions. (townhall.com)
- Takata uses the chemical ammonium nitrate to inflate air bags. (kvue.com)
- This recall now raises serious questions about the threat posed by all of Takata's ammonium nitrate-based air bags,' Nelson said in a statement. (kvue.com)
- Takata uses the chemical ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion and fill air bags quickly in a crash. (nbclosangeles.com)
- The problem has to do with aspirin-sized Ammonium nitrate tablets that are put in a metal canister inside the airbag, and are designed to produce a gas that inflates the bag. (lawyersandsettlements.com)
- Whereas other automotive suppliers avoided using ammonium nitrate in their airbag inflators due to the chemical's highly volatile nature, Takata relied on it as a cost-effective way to produce airbags for more than a dozen automakers despite knowing its risks. (beasleyallen.com)
- Takata switched from tetrazole to ammonium nitrate as air bag propellants in 1998, reportedly because the company found the compound more effective for the rapid inflation required of the safety feature. (ibtimes.com)
- Airbags that are defectively designed can cause the devices to malfunction. (beasleyallen.com)
- The scope of the recalls means some car owners face lengthy waits for replacement parts, meanwhile driving cars with air bags that could malfunction in a crash. (cbs8.com)
- A woman was killed in a Takata airbag malfunction after a car crash, officials said. (necn.com)
- Under its agreement with Key, remnants of Takata's operations will continue to make inflators to be used as replacement parts in the recalls, which are being handled by 19 affected automakers. (cbs8.com)
- One of Takata's lawyers, Nobuaki Kobayashi, said it was too early to estimate the total eventual cost of the recalls and would not confirm Japanese media reports that they exceeded 1 trillion yen ($9 billion). (cbs8.com)
- Takata's air bags have been the subject of multiple recalls in recent months. (the-leader.com)
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that in affected F-150 trucks, the driver-side air bag wires can be chafed by a sharp metal edge of the horn plate during normal vehicle operations or due to road vibrations, The Detroit News reports . (autoloandaily.com)
- DETROIT (AP) - U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that a Volkswagen recall may not fix a wiring problem that can stop the front driver's air bag from inflating in a crash. (khq.com)
- DETROIT - Faulty air bags - which have already led to the recall of millions of cars worldwide - are blamed for a new round of recalls in the U.S. (the-leader.com)
- Toyota is recalling about 645,000 vehicles worldwide to fix an electrical problem that could stop air bags from inflating in a crash. (bing.com)
- NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Ford is recalling 850,000 cars because of the risk of a short circuit that could prevent its air bag from deploying in a crash. (fox59.com)
- Ford says customers can find out if their trucks are included by going to Ford.com and clicking on 'safety recalls. (nbcwashington.com)
- More automakers are expected to issue recall notices in coming days. (thomsonreuters.com)
- Recalls relating to the condition began in late 2008, with only 3,900 Accords and Civics from the 2001 model year. (nytimes.com)
- Of those, only 18.5 million, or 43 percent, have been replaced even though Takata recalls began in 2001. (nbclosangeles.com)
- A Takata air bag that was removed from a 2001 BMW vehicle under a factory recall program is shown in Alexandria, Virginia, Dec. 26, 2015. (ibtimes.com)
- The Grand Cherokees covered by the recall were built from Aug. 1, 2001 to May 16, 2003, while the Libertys were built from June 6, 2001 to March 19, 2003. (pottsmerc.com)
- Good advice, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also recently advised owners of 2001-03 Hondas and Acuras to get their airbags replaced immediately . (autoblog.com)
- From June to September of 2015, Pic-a-Part sold the driver's air bag assembly from the 2001 Accord to Havanna or D&A Bodyworks, even though the part had been recalled in May of 2015, the lawsuit alleges. (necn.com)
- Kevin Bishow, Zone Service & Parts manager, Mazda North American Operations, at Monday's news conference to launch of Airbag Recall: Operation Find & Fix. (dailynews.com)
- Rodney Castillo of the Alhambra Police Department during a news conference Monday, June 11, announcing the launch of Airbag Recall: Operation Find & Fix. (dailynews.com)
- Sylmar Neighborhood Council members Christian Rubalcava, president, and Elisa Avalos, board member, during a news conference announcing the launch of Airbag Recall: Operation Find & Fix. (dailynews.com)
- No announcement so far, and no news of proof people died of mitsubishi car airbags. (paultan.org)
- Takata said in a news release on Monday that it has increased production of air bag replacement kits to 1 million per month. (toyokeizai.net)
- For full coverage of the Takata recall, support for consumers, and the latest news, visit NHTSA's Recalls Spotlight . (nhtsa.gov)
- Enter your email address to receive automated recall news updates. (usrecallnews.com)
- Toyota added more vehicles into its recent airbag recalls and has advised American owners of the affected cars to seat passengers in the back until the recall repairs are completed, according to news reports. (aaa-calif.com)
- If you've been watching or reading the news lately, you've probably seen some information regarding the Takata airbag recall. (sandiego-injurylawyer.com)
- Safety regulators sparred with Takata for the past year over the size of the recalls and the cause of the problem. (orlandosentinel.com)
- Toyota has recalled more than 10 million cars in recent years to fix a variety of problems and was fined by U.S. regulators for not making the moves rapidly enough. (wgntv.com)
- The move is part of a broader recall of about 5.4 million vehicles announced last month by U.S. safety regulators. (wbaltv.com)
- Ford Motor Co. started installing the first airbags in certain vehicles as far back as 1971 but it wasn't until 1998 that U.S. regulators made airbags mandatory safety equipment in all new vehicles. (beasleyallen.com)
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Monday they could expand their investigation into Takata air bag inflators beyond 11 automakers, as questions arose about whether vehicle design played a role in the devices posing a deadly risk to the public. (toyokeizai.net)
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight automakers announced a recall affecting more than 12 million vehicles on Friday related to defective Takata air bags, documents posted by U.S. government regulators showed. (thomsonreuters.com)
- In Japan, regulators said an additional 7 million vehicles with Takata air bags would be recalled. (thomsonreuters.com)
- The Automobile Club of Southern California is alerting local motorists that government regulators have increased the numbers of recalled vehicles due to defective airbags from the previously announced list on Monday, Oct. 20. (aaa-calif.com)
- Citing new evidence, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asserts that defective driver's-side front air bags made by Takata pose a safety hazard that may not be limited to the previously designated high-humidity regions. (automotive-fleet.com)
- FNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front Driver's Side Air Bag Module, free of charge. (justia.com)
- Prior to Tuesday, automakers had recalled 36 million vehicles worldwide because of the problem. (orlandosentinel.com)
- Toyota believes that about 170,000 of those vehicles were built with the Takata airbag system that's caused the problem, but will have to inspect all of the cars, said Cindy Knight, a Toyota spokeswoman. (wgntv.com)
- Toyota announced a recall on Thursday of 803,000 Camry, Avalon and Venza models for a problem related to air bags caused by spider webs. (nytimes.com)
- Ford said the air bag warning light should go on, indicating a problem with the safety systems. (fox59.com)
- Last month, Takata recommended that customers including Toyota, Ford and Chrysler recall vehicles in Hawaii, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, saying that high humidity appeared to make the problem more likely to happen. (nytimes.com)
- In these cars, the air bag sensor has the opposite problem: It isn't shutting off when it should be. (foxnews.com)
- The new recalls aren't related to that issue, but the company did say they're part of a broad product safety review prompted by the ignition switch problem, which is linked to 12 deaths. (wkbn.com)
- The problem set off the biggest recall in U.S. automotive history, involving 42 million vehicles. (wsbt.com)
- Mr Foxx said the problem airbags had been responsible for "at least" five deaths. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- But officials admitted it could take years to get enough replacement airbag inflators - the source of the problem - for all the cars equipped with Takata airbags. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- Five deaths in the United States, and one abroad, have been linked to the airbag problem, and automakers have already recalled millions of vehicles. (businesstimes.com.sg)
- By 2013 Daimler AG, the owner of Mercedes-Benz, was already beginning to recall vehicles to repair this problem. (forthepeople.com)
- Yet, it wasn't until recently that a major recall was issued, years after the initial problem was uncovered. (forthepeople.com)
- Dealers will reprogram the air bag sensors to fix the problem free of charge. (eastbaytimes.com)
- The problem is so pervasive that some brand new cars were found to be sitting on dealer lots with faulty airbags still in place months after the initial recall. (autoblog.com)
- The Cruze problem stems from a defective part instead of a chemical issue that affected other recalled vehicles, said GM spokesman Jim Cain. (fox17online.com)
- The faulty inflators can explode without too much force and shatter a metal canister, propelling pieces of metal through the air during a crash. (klfy.com)
- Takata is under fire for air bag inflators that can explode, shooting out metal and plastic pieces. (canadianbusiness.com)
- Takata air bags, installed in tens of millions of U.S. vehicles, are subject to recall due to a safety defect that may cause them to explode and result in serious injury or death. (nhtsa.gov)