Japanese automobile major Toyota Motor said it was putting to test airbag inflators made by Autoliv and Nippon Kayaku while looking for a possible alternative to defective airbags made by Takata. Prior to fitting those parts with ...
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Japanese automotive giant Toyota's US arm has issued a callback of around 109,000 Prius v hybrid vehicles on grounds of software glitches. The recall covers those vehicles that were manufactured between 2012 and 2014. The software snag ...
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Hondo Motor has attributed the death of a woman reported in September last year in Los Angeles to the violent deployment of Takata-made airbag, raising the toll to eight. The safety regulators in the US told Reuters that the death of one ...
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Automobile manufacturers will make a new recall history in the US, repairing defective airbags across 34 million cars after regulators pulled up Japanese supplier Takata on safety issues. With the historic recall expected to span over ...
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The president and chief operating officer of Japanese airbag maker Takata has stepped down from his post as a result of recalls of millions of vehicles carrying the company's defective airbags. Takata announced in a statement that Stefan ...
German carmaker BMW is planning to recall 42,000 vehicles, due to a problem with the airbags. The recall affects 2002-2003 model year '3 Series' cars fitted with the airbags produced by the Japan based Takata Group during 2001-2002. ...
General Motors has recalled about 13,680 vehicles of different models with diverse problems. The recall effects 8,519 units of 2013 modeled Chevrolet Malibu sedans in the US, due to one or more rear suspension bolts that have not been ...
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