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Ford, Mazda Issue Do Not Drive Warnings for More Than 457,000 Vehicles with Recalled Takata Air Bags

August 13, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Ford Motor Co. and Mazda North American Operations today have issued urgent “Do Not Drive” warnings for more than 457,000 vehicles equipped with recalled, unrepaired Takata air bags. Consumers with one of these vehicles should not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective air […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Ford Motor Company, Mazda, NHTSA, Recalls, Takata

NHTSA Issues Alert on Imported Aftermarket Air Bag Inflators

July 11, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Three killed, two injured by faulty imported inflators used to repair previous accident damage. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urges used car buyers and owners to be aware of cheap, substandard replacement air bag inflators that can cause death or serious injury in a crash. In the last year, three people have been killed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

CARFAX Reports 6.4 Million Vehicles Need Takata Airbags Replaced Ten Year After Start of Recalls

May 29, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ten years after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mandated the recall of Takata airbags nationwide because of the risk they pose for bodily harm – or even death – to occupants, more than 6.4 million vehicles in the U.S. still have those airbags, according to CARFAX data. More than 2.5 million – roughly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Carfax, Recalls, Takata

FCA Recalls Over 280,00 Vehicles for Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain Module Defect

March 25, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

FCA US LLC announced it is voluntarily recalling an estimated 284,982 U.S.-market vehicles to replace their side air bag inflatable curtain (SABIC) modules. The recall is limited to certain 2018-2021 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans. A routine review of customer feedback led to a Company investigation that discovered certain vehicles may have been equipped […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, FCA, Recalls

Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council Calls on eBay to Prohibit Sale of All Airbags

October 8, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Group says the change is needed to reduce the availability of potentially deadly counterfeit airbags. The Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council, Inc. (A2C2), a leading voice in the fight against counterfeit automotive parts, is urging eBay to halt the sale of all supplemental restraint system (SRS) airbags and components on eBay.com, calling it the only effective way […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council, Counterfeit Airbags, Counterfeit Parts

Vehicle Manufacturers Launch Non-Saleable Parts/Airbag Lookup Tool

June 29, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Part Check website

Tool allows users to identify recalled and non-saleable airbags and airbag components. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation today announced support for a new automaker-driven tool enabling anyone who handles aftermarket parts, businesses, and associations to help identify recalled Takata airbags and work with dealers, and others, to identify and safely dispose of parts that cannot […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Recalls, Takata

Honda Announces New Passenger Front Airbag Design

August 26, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Honda Next Generation Airbag

Honda announced the development of a new passenger front airbag technology designed to better protect occupants in a wide range of frontal collision scenarios, including angled crashes between vehicles or a vehicle and another object. Honda plans to begin applying its advanced airbag design to new products in the United States in 2020. Development and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Honda

IIHS Research Finds Knee Airbags Have Little Effect on Injuries, May Actually Increase Risk

August 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Airbags are essential, lifesaving devices that have prevented tens of thousands of deaths. More airbags, one might assume, would provide even greater protection. That isn’t always the case, a recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study shows. One increasingly common type of airbag — the knee airbag — has a negligible effect on injury risk […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Safety

Pre-Crash External Side Airbag System Introduced

June 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

ZF External Side Airbag

A new pre-crash safety system prototype developed by auto industry supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG uses an external side airbag deployed milliseconds before a collision. The company says the system provides an additional lateral crumple zone, which can help save lives and reduce occupant injury severity by up to 40 percent. To make this possible, ZF […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, ZF Friedrichshafen

Honda Recalls 1.1 Million Vehicles with Airbags that Were Previously Replaced

March 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

American Honda is voluntarily recalling approximately 1.1 million Acura and Honda vehicles in the United States to replace, for free, Takata desiccated replacement driver front airbag inflators that may rupture if an airbag deploys in a crash. The vehicles involved in this recall were previously repaired using specific Takata desiccated replacement inflators (PSDI-5D) or entire […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, American Honda Motor Company, Recalls, Takata

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