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NewsMarch 7, 2016

Feds Resist Another Takata Recall Expansion

Meanwhile, a testing coalition, after identifying the root cause of the air bag inflator explosions, turns its focus on investigating Takata’s replacement inflators.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2016

More Air Bag Recalls Expected for 5.1M Vehicles

Yet another round of Takata air bag inflator recalls will involve vehicles from several automakers, including Ford, Toyota and Honda.

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NewsDecember 28, 2015

Monitor Appointed for Takata Air Bag Recalls

Meanwhile, three automakers are expanding their passenger air bag recalls, and an eighth U.S. fatality has been tied to exploding air bag inflators.

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NewsNovember 3, 2015

Takata Civil Penalty Could Reach $200M

The safety system supplier has reached a settlement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and more air bag inflator recalls may be in the offing.

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NewsOctober 19, 2015

Takata Air Bag Test Spurs New GM Recall

The recall affects 395 2015 model-year Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu and GMC Terrain vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2015

Meeting on Takata Recalls Set for Oct. 22

NHTSA plans to present possible actions that could help set priorities, organize, and establish phases for the Takata air bag safety recalls affecting an estimated 32 million vehicles.

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NewsAugust 20, 2015

Senators Press for Takata to Recall All Its Air Bags

In response to new reports of an air bag explosion in a 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan, senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward Markey urge a recall of all Takata air bags.

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NewsJune 15, 2015

Freightliner, Dodge Sprinter Vans Join Takata Recall

More than 40,000 Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans need new passenger-side frontal air bags because the existing ones have defective inflators.

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NewsJune 1, 2015

GM Recalls Silverado, Sierra Pickups

Dealers will replace defective front-passenger air bag inflators manufactured by Takata.

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NewsMay 19, 2015

Takata Vehicle Safety Recall Now Biggest Ever

The Japan-based auto safety parts supplier reaches an agreement with NHTSA to expand its recall of defective air bag inflators, which have been linked to six deaths worldwide.

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