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Toyota, GM: Don't Drive These Cars Until You Get Them Fixed

Automakers recall 61K older Corolla, Matrix, RAV4, Pontiac Vibe vehicles over airbag issues

(Newser) - Toyota and General Motors are telling the owners of about 61,000 older Corolla, Matrix, RAV4, and Pontiac Vibe models to stop driving them because their Takata airbag inflators are at risk of exploding and hurling shrapnel, per the AP .
  • The urgent warning Monday covers certain Corolla compact cars and
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Hulk Hogan Rescues Teen Girl After Car Crash
Teen Girl Trapped in Car
Is Rescued by Hulk Hogan
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Teen Girl Trapped in Car Is Rescued by Hulk Hogan

Wrestler says he used a pen to puncture airbag

(Newser) - Retired wrestler Hulk Hogan and a friend rescued a teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after a crash in Florida, according to Hogan's social media posts. Hogan said on the social media platform X that he used a ball point pen to puncture the car's...

276K Drivers Told 'Do Not Drive' After 3 More Air Bag Deaths

Older Dodge, Chrysler models were recalled in 2015, but not all owners had free repairs done

(Newser) - Stellantis and the US government on Thursday warned owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata air bags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers. The company formerly known as Fiat Chrysler is telling people to stop driving Dodge Magnum wagons, Dodge Challenger and...

Exploding Air Bag Kills Yet Another, This Time in SC

Driver of Honda Accord died in January; this is the 19th US death linked to Takata air bags since 2009

(Newser) - A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. Honda said Wednesday that a faulty driver's air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord in Lancaster County, SC, per the AP . The company wouldn't...

GM Must Recall 6M Trucks, SUVs
GM Must
Recall 6M
Trucks, SUVs

GM Must Recall 6M Trucks, SUVs

Pricey move involves Takata air bags

(Newser) - The US is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators, per the AP . The decision announced Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will cost the automaker an estimated $1.2 billion, about one-third...

It Was an Interim Fix. Now It's Being Recalled, Too

Takata's recalls 10M more front airbag inflators

(Newser) - Takata is recalling 10 million more front airbag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. The recall is the last one the bankrupt company agreed to in a 2015 settlement with US safety regulators. It could bring to a close...

62,307 'Ticking Time Bombs' Are on US Roads

That's how many older Hondas are still driving around with potentially deadly airbags

(Newser) - The dangers of air bags made by Takata in older Hondas are by now well documented, and the legal case against three company executives is proceeding. Even so, the Washington Post points out a jarring stat: A decade after a massive recall, Honda says 62,307 vehicles are still on...

Likely Takata Air Bag Death Is a First

If confirmed, would be first victim outside the US or Malaysia

(Newser) - A man who died this month in a traffic crash near Sydney likely is the 18th person killed by a faulty Takata air bag inflator, Australian authorities said Friday. The 58-year-old man was struck in the neck by a small fragment and died at the scene of the July 13...

Fatal Airbag Explosion Triggered by a Hammer

Man killed in Florida while working on Honda Accord

(Newser) - Another person has died as a result of an exploding Takata airbag, though in this case the car involved wasn't even in a crash. Honda says it recently learned about an incident on June 18, 2016, in which a man was using a hammer to make repairs on a...

'No Other Way': Airbag Maker Takata on Bankruptcy Filing

Japanese company was brought down by recall costs, lawsuits

(Newser) - Shattered by recall costs and lawsuits, Japanese airbag maker Takata Corp. filed Monday for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the US, saying it was the only option to keep supplying replacements for faulty airbag inflators linked to the deaths of at least 16 people. The company's bankruptcy filings cleared...

3 Takata Execs Charged in Deadly Air Bag Probe

Company also charged, agrees to plead guilty

(Newser) - Takata Corp. and three former employees were charged by federal prosecutors with concealing deadly defects in automotive air bag inflators, the AP reports. A federal grand jury indicted the former employees—Shinichi Tanaka, Hideo Nakajima, and Tsuneo Chikaraishi, who worked in Japan. According to an indictment, as early as 2000...

Truck Was Headed to Takata Factory. Then, an Explosion

Rescuers searched for victim for 2 days, found teeth and bones in debris

(Newser) - More trouble for Takata : A truck carrying Takata airbag parts and explosives crashed in Texas last week, exploding and killing a woman and injuring four others. Authorities say the truck left a highway in Quemado before dawn on Aug. 22, caught fire outside Lucila Robles' home, then violently exploded after...

Feds: Air Bags in Older Hondas Are Extremely Dangerous

One senator calls the vehicles 'deathtraps'

(Newser) - The US government is urging owners of 313,000 older Hondas and Acuras to stop driving them and get them repaired after new tests found that their Takata air bag inflators are extremely dangerous, the AP reports. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it has data showing...

Nissan Recalls Nearly 4M Cars With Potentially Deadly Flaw

Airbags may not deploy in a crash

(Newser) - Nearly 4 million Nissan cars are being recalled due to major safety problems where passenger air bags or seat belts could fail in a crash, leading to serious injuries or fatalities, the AP reports. Nissan North America said 3.2 million cars may have a problem with a sensor that...

Teen Should Have Survived Crash. The Airbag Killed Her

Huma Hanif is the 10th to die in the US at hands of Takata airbag

(Newser) - Huma Hanif should have survived a March 31 fender bender in Fort Bend County, Texas, authorities say. Instead, the 17-year-old was killed when the driver's-side airbag in her 2002 Honda Civic exploded and, police say, "fired a sharp piece of jagged metal into her throat at point-blank range,...

'Happy Manipulating!': Takata Emails Depict Tampering

'New York Times' reveals recently unsealed communications

(Newser) - Nearly 20 million vehicles have been recalled thanks to Takata airbags , which can explode and have been connected to eight US deaths. Now, the New York Times reveals internal emails that show Takata employees were manipulating testing data as far back as 2000—around the time the company introduced a...

Amid Airbag Scandal, Honda Dumps Its President
 Honda Dumps Its President 

Honda Dumps Its President

Takanobu Ito will step down

(Newser) - Honda Motor Co., currently at the center of an airbag defect scandal , said today its president Takanobu Ito will step aside and be replaced by another Honda executive, Takahiro Hachigo. Ito will remain on the board as an adviser. The announcement did not mention the problems with the airbags and...

2M Vehicles Recalled Over Air Bags
2M Vehicles Recalled
Over Air Bags

2M Vehicles Recalled Over Air Bags

Toyota, Chrysler, Honda models affected

(Newser) - More than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler, and Honda vehicles are being recalled for a second fix for faulty air bags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running. The recall includes some Acura MDX, Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Honda Odyssey, Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Corolla, and Toyota Avalon models...

Sources: Airbag Maker Destroyed Test Evidence

Workers say Takata conducted secret tests in 2004

(Newser) - Takata knew its airbags were at risk of exploding and sending metal debris at drivers years before it issued a recall, two unnamed former employees tell the New York Times . In fact, then-vice president for engineering Al Bernat witnessed airbag inflaters crack during secret tests at the Japanese company's...

Almost 3M Cars Recalled Over Exploding Airbags

Honda, Nissan, Mazda all expand earlier recalls

(Newser) - Honda, Mazda, and Nissan are recalling millions of vehicles globally for defective airbags manufactured by supplier Takata Corp. that could possibly explode, though no accidents have been reported related to the recalls. Honda recalled 2.03 million vehicles for the airbag problem, including 1.02 million in North America and...

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