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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

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

Vehicle Manufacturers Launch Non-Saleable Parts/Airbag Lookup Tool

June 29, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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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

Automotive Recyclers Association Joins Global Call for Greater Engagement on Recalls

July 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with professional automotive recycling industry associations from the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Malaysia and Australia. The international collection of associations is calling for greater engagement by vehicle manufacturers, automotive market participants and government regulators within the global automotive recycling industry to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Recyclers Association, Recalls, Takata

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

Ford Expands Takata Airbag Recall to Cover Nearly 1 Million Vehicles in North America

January 7, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Also issues recall for setback weld on 2019 Ford EcoSport. Ford Motor Company announced two safety related recalls. The vehicle manufacturer is issuing a safety compliance recall and is expanding a safety recall for certain Takata airbag inflators in North America. As part of the fourth planned expansion of vehicles included in Takata inflator recalls […]

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

Recalled Airbag Manufacturer Takata Files for Bankruptcy

June 26, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Reaches agreement to be acquired by US-based Key Safety Systems. Japan’s Takata Corp, the manufacturer at the center of the airbag recall, filed for bankruptcy protection in both the United States and Japan, and announced it would be acquired for $1.6 billion by Sterling Heights, Michigan- based Key Safety Systems (KSS). Under the agreement, KSS […]

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Takata Pleads Guilty and Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties for Airbag Scheme

January 17, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Three Takata Executives Charged with Wire Fraud and Conspiracy Tokyo-based Takata Corporation agreed on Friday agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and pay a total of $1 billion in criminal penalties stemming from the company’s fraudulent conduct in relation to sales of defective airbag inflators. An indictment was also unsealed charging three Takata executives […]

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NHTSA Expands and Accelerates Takata Air Bag Inflator Recall

May 5, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

NHTSA action phases in recall of additional 35-40 million inflators through 2019. More than doubles the number of vehicles previously recalled. The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expanding and accelerating the recall of Takata air bag inflators. The decision follows the agency’s confirmation of the root cause behind the […]

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

Honda Asks for Independent Repairer’s Help Identifying Vehicles with Airbag Recalls

November 23, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

American Honda Motor Co, Inc. is reaching out to independent mechanical repair and collision repair shops to help identify vehicles with faulty airbags subject to recall and communicate with customers. If an independent repair facility identifies a vehicle that may need to have a recalled airbag igniter replaced, American Honda is asking repairers to let […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acura, Airbag, American Honda Motor Company, Honda, Igniter, Recall, Takata

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