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Honda to recall around 1M vehicles with dangerous air bags

DETROIT — Honda will be recalling about one million older vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the Takata driver’s air bag inflators that were installed during previous recalls could be dangerous. Documents posted Monday by Canadian safety…

Honda Cars Philippines reiterates Takata airbag recall

Last December 2017, Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) announced a voluntary recall for affected Honda vehicles. This is to repair the Airbag Inflator of certain models manufactured from 2001 to 2015. It was discovered that during deployment…

Nissan Philippines urges customers to replace Takata airbags

Nissan has issued a recall for vehicles with potentially defective airbags. Here’s the news from Nissan: In keeping with its commitment to the safety of its customers, Nissan Philippines, Inc. (NPI), continues its efforts to implement the global service…

Honda reaches $605M settlement over defective airbags

WASHINGTON—Japanese carmaker Honda reached a $605 million settlement in a lawsuit over defective airbags in millions of cars on American roads, the legal team for the victims said Friday. Honda joins Nissan, Toyota, BMW, Mazda and Subaru…

Japan’s Takata: From parachutes to airbags to bankruptcy

TOKYO, June 26 (Reuters) – Takata Corp, at the centre of the auto industry’s biggest ever product recall, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan, and said it would be bought for $1.6 billion…

A car safety breakthrough with bags of potential

It's innovations like this that will help semi-autonomous cars become a reality, especially on roads where the vast majority of vehicles are still being driven by people, not algorithms and sensor arrays.…

Hyundai recalls Genesis Coupes to fix air bag wiring problem

DETROIT — Hyundai is recalling more than 84,000 cars in the U.S. because a wiring problem can cause the front passenger air bag to malfunction. The recall covers Genesis Coupes from the 2010 to 2016 model years.…

Toyota recalls 1.43 million vehicles for defective air bags

TOKYO — Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles globally for defective air bags, although it is not part of the massive recalls of Takata air bags, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Toyota Motor Corp. said it does…

Malaysian woman dies after airbag ruptures in crash

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian woman has died after the airbag in her Honda City ruptured in a minor collision, a safety official said Monday. The incident Sunday came days after Honda Malaysia announced an additional…

Toyota expands Takata airbag safety recall

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. announced that, based on recent information from Takata and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,  it is expanding its recalls involving Takata front passenger air bag inflators.  The involved vehicles are equipped…