Honda Will Expand Takata Airbag Recall by 3.5 Million Cars Worldwide Last week, Honda announced that it is expanding its safety recall involving vehicles with Takata airbags as part of an investigation into the brand’s safety in the United States, a move that the federal government called for. Now, the company advises that it will expand its safety recall across the world. The Japanese automobile manufacturer has issued numerous safety recalls. In the event of an accident, a defective Takata airbag can explode sending shrapnel flying towards … [Read more...]
Takata Airbag Recall Expands, NHTSA Faces Scrutiny
October 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Takata Airbag Recall Expands to Over 7 Million Vehicles, Federal Safety Regulator Scrutinized Nearly every major automobile manufacturer with cars in the United States has used Takata airbags, which are now under one of the largest safety airbag recalls in US history. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued yet another safety airbag recall for the exploding Takata airbags, bringing the total of recalled vehicles up to 7.8 million. Automobile manufacturers have issued many of their own vehicle recalls after finding Takata … [Read more...]
GM Recall Tied to Faulty Airbags
June 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Recall: GM And Other Manufacturers Recall Faulty Airbags Due to Injuries In 2014, there have been a number of GM recalls, beginning with a recall for 2.6 million model year 2004 and 2005 vehicles due to an ignition switch problem that caused several injuries and deaths. Now, the plagued automotive manufacturer, GM, has issued a faulty airbag recall for one of their most popular cars, the Chevrolet Cruze, due to defects in airbags manufactured by Takata. Earlier this month, other automotive manufacturers, including Nissan, Honda, and … [Read more...]
Airbags Recalled For Rupture, Exploding Hot Air and Shrapnel
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Nissan, Honda, and Mazda Airbags Recalled Due to Serious Defects and Personal Injury I can remember back to the days when we rode around in cars that did not have airbags. Airbags were a technological advancement created to make us safer. When that technology backfires, it can be dangerous and even fatal. After serious defects were discovered in airbags manufactured by a Japanese company, Takata, three major Japan-based automobile manufacturers – Nissan, Honda, and Mazda – had their airbags recalled for cars across the world. According to … [Read more...]
