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Takata Agrees To Expansion Of Recalls To Cover All Non-Desiccated Frontal Airbag Inflators In US

Takata estimates that there will be approximately 35-40 million airbag inflators covered by these new recall notices, primarily for passenger-side inflators.

Research And Markets: Cost For Takata Defective Airbag Recall Could Reach $24B

The recall is expected to influence the size of a number of markets, according to Research and Markets, including the sensors and automotive passive safety systems markets.

Toyota Expands Takata Recall By An Additional 331,200 Vehicles

An estimated 29 million Takata airbag inflators have been recalled in the United States in more than 19 million vehicles because the inflators can activate with too much force, sending potentially deadly metal shards into the passenger compartment.

Takata Signs Consent Order With NHTSA; Will Pay $70M Civil Penalty

Through ongoing testing efforts, Takata says it is committed to being a part of the solution with regard to the recall of its defective air bag inflators, which have been linked to death and injury.

Honda North America’s Executive Vice President Speaks Before The Senate Regarding Takata Airbag Recalls

In his statement before the Senate, Rick Schostek, executive vice president, Honda North America, acknowledged that in the past two weeks it has been confirmed that two more drivers lost their lives – one in September 2014 and the other in April of this year – as a result of Takata airbag inflator ruptures that occurred in older model Honda vehicles. This brings the total number of deaths related to defective Takata airbags to eight.

Another Death Linked To Takata Airbags

According to a Wall Street Journal report, NHTSA connected the rupture of a defective Takata driver-side air bag inside a 2005 Honda Civic in Lafayette, Louisiana, with the death of the driver, Kylan Rae Langlinais.

House Hearing on Takata Airbag Recalls

A witness from Takata detailed their ongoing testing of defective inflators and replacement parts, and the steps that are being taken to change the design and function of the replacement parts.

Reuters: Takata Airbag Recall Expanded By Millions

Reuters stated that globally, Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co will recall approximately 6.5 million vehicles. Honda also is recalling vehicles with the airbags, however, the total number has not been provided.

Takata Provides Update On Inflator Testing

Company says the results to date support initial analysis that age and prolonged exposure to heat and humidity were likely factors for inflator failures.

Automotive, Transportation And Manufacturing Experts Appointed to Independent Takata Quality Assurance Panel

CHICAGO – Former Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff Samuel Skinner earlier this week announced that six leading experts in transportation safety, manufacturing, quality assurance and engineering will join him as members of the Independent Takata Corp. Quality Assurance Panel. Sec. Skinner was appointed on Dec. 18, 2014, by Takata Corp. to