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Takata To Plead Guilty, Pay $1 billion US Penalty Over Air Bag Defect
A federal grand jury separately indicted three longtime Takata executives, all Japanese citizens, after a more than two-year U.S. criminal probe.
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Toyota Recalls 247,000 Vehicles in US over Takata Air Bags
Toyota Motor Corp recalled 247,000 cars, SUVs and pickup trucks in the United States on Monday because of potentially defective front passenger air bag inflators from Japan's Takata Corp that can rupture and spray metal shrapnel, according to US safety regulators.
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BMW to Recall 1.6 Million Cars on Concerns over Takata Air Bags
German automaker BMW said on Wednesday it is recalling about 1.6 million cars worldwide to replace passenger-side front air bags made by Takata Corp because the inflators could break apart during deployment and injure passengers.
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US Orders Ford To Recall 3 Million Vehicles With Takata Airbags
US regulators on Tuesday ordered Ford to recall three million vehicles containing Takata airbags that show signs of "potential future rupture risk."
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18th U.S. Takata Death Reported, First In A BMW
BMW said its engineers will work closely with federal investigators to inspect the vehicle and to understand the details of the incident.
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Honda Confirms 17th U.S. Death In Takata Airbag Rupture
The most recent previous fatal confirmed U.S. incident was the June 2018 death of a driver after the crash of a 2002 Honda Civic in Buckeye, Arizona.
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Honda Confirms 17th US Death In Takata Air Bag Rupture
Honda Motor Co said on Saturday it has confirmed a 17th U.S. death tied to a faulty Takata air bag inflator.
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Ford Agrees To $299.1 Million U.S. Takata Air Bag Settlement
The settlement covers several forms of economic damages linked to the inflators, including claims that vehicles were inaccurately represented to be safe, buyers had overpaid for cars with defective or substandard air bags and faced out of pocket costs to deal with recalls.
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Toyota Expands U.S. Takata Air Bag Recall To 600,000 Extra Vehicles
Air bags with the inflators have been linked to at least 180 injuries and 20 deaths, mostly in the United States including one in Louisiana that was identified last month.
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Volkswagen Recalls 4.86 Million Vehicles In China Over Takata Air Bags
The watchdog estimated over 20 million cars in China had air bags made by Takata, which have been linked to at least 16 deaths and 180 injuries globally.
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Takata To Plead Guilty, Pay $1 billion US Penalty Over Air Bag Defect
A federal grand jury separately indicted three longtime Takata executives, all Japanese citizens, after a more than two-year U.S. criminal probe.
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US Confirms 11th Death Due To Takata Air Bags
A 50-year-old woman who died after a car wreck last month in California is the 11th U.S. victim of Takata Corp.'s defective air bag inflators.
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Pak-Born Billionaire, A Big Deal In US, Started Out As Dishwasher
The emergence of Shahid Khan, the NFL team owner who made his fortune selling car bumpers, in the race to rescue embattled Japanese air-bag manufacturer Takata Corp. pits the billionaire against more established parts suppliers and some of the world's biggest buyout firms.
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Woman Dies After Airbag In Honda City Ruptures In Accident
A Malaysian woman has died after the airbag in her Honda City ruptured in a minor collision, a safety official said today.
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How Reliable Are Japan's Takata Airbags?
A criminal complaint has been filed in Japan about a Takata air bag causing injuries during a crash, the first such case in this nation related to an unfolding massive recall.
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Takata To Plead Guilty, Pay $1 billion US Penalty Over Air Bag Defect
A federal grand jury separately indicted three longtime Takata executives, all Japanese citizens, after a more than two-year U.S. criminal probe.
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Toyota Recalls 247,000 Vehicles in US over Takata Air Bags
Toyota Motor Corp recalled 247,000 cars, SUVs and pickup trucks in the United States on Monday because of potentially defective front passenger air bag inflators from Japan's Takata Corp that can rupture and spray metal shrapnel, according to US safety regulators.
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BMW to Recall 1.6 Million Cars on Concerns over Takata Air Bags
German automaker BMW said on Wednesday it is recalling about 1.6 million cars worldwide to replace passenger-side front air bags made by Takata Corp because the inflators could break apart during deployment and injure passengers.
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US Orders Ford To Recall 3 Million Vehicles With Takata Airbags
US regulators on Tuesday ordered Ford to recall three million vehicles containing Takata airbags that show signs of "potential future rupture risk."
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18th U.S. Takata Death Reported, First In A BMW
BMW said its engineers will work closely with federal investigators to inspect the vehicle and to understand the details of the incident.
-
Honda Confirms 17th U.S. Death In Takata Airbag Rupture
The most recent previous fatal confirmed U.S. incident was the June 2018 death of a driver after the crash of a 2002 Honda Civic in Buckeye, Arizona.
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Honda Confirms 17th US Death In Takata Air Bag Rupture
Honda Motor Co said on Saturday it has confirmed a 17th U.S. death tied to a faulty Takata air bag inflator.
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Ford Agrees To $299.1 Million U.S. Takata Air Bag Settlement
The settlement covers several forms of economic damages linked to the inflators, including claims that vehicles were inaccurately represented to be safe, buyers had overpaid for cars with defective or substandard air bags and faced out of pocket costs to deal with recalls.
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Toyota Expands U.S. Takata Air Bag Recall To 600,000 Extra Vehicles
Air bags with the inflators have been linked to at least 180 injuries and 20 deaths, mostly in the United States including one in Louisiana that was identified last month.
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Volkswagen Recalls 4.86 Million Vehicles In China Over Takata Air Bags
The watchdog estimated over 20 million cars in China had air bags made by Takata, which have been linked to at least 16 deaths and 180 injuries globally.
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Takata To Plead Guilty, Pay $1 billion US Penalty Over Air Bag Defect
A federal grand jury separately indicted three longtime Takata executives, all Japanese citizens, after a more than two-year U.S. criminal probe.
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US Confirms 11th Death Due To Takata Air Bags
A 50-year-old woman who died after a car wreck last month in California is the 11th U.S. victim of Takata Corp.'s defective air bag inflators.
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Pak-Born Billionaire, A Big Deal In US, Started Out As Dishwasher
The emergence of Shahid Khan, the NFL team owner who made his fortune selling car bumpers, in the race to rescue embattled Japanese air-bag manufacturer Takata Corp. pits the billionaire against more established parts suppliers and some of the world's biggest buyout firms.
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Woman Dies After Airbag In Honda City Ruptures In Accident
A Malaysian woman has died after the airbag in her Honda City ruptured in a minor collision, a safety official said today.
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How Reliable Are Japan's Takata Airbags?
A criminal complaint has been filed in Japan about a Takata air bag causing injuries during a crash, the first such case in this nation related to an unfolding massive recall.
