Ford has announced to expand its recall of vehicles related to Takata driver-side airbag inflators to 502,489 vehicles. This recall includes 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles built at Flat Rock Assembly Plant between 2004 and 2007 and ...
Automotive suppliers will quality check more than 300 million airbag-inflator systems using sophisticated helium- and hydrogen-based leak-detection technology in 2015. Frontal airbags have reduced fatalities in frontal crashes by up to 25 ...
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Canadian law firm Rochon Genova is exploring the possibility of a potential class preceding on behalf of Canadian vehicles owners over Takata airbag issue. The announcement comes in the wake of the recent recalls of more than a million ...
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TRW Automotive has demonstrated a combination of advanced restraint systems that can protect rear seat occupants in case of frontal accident. The advanced rear seat technologies showcased by TRW at the Airbag 2014 Symposium, included ...
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Honda has called other automakers to join in an industry wide third-party testing of Takata airbag inflators to fix the issue as soon as possible. The company is encouraging automakers to engage in independent engineering analysis to test ...
Recently, Mr. Zhongyu Shi was driving a brand new Volvo Trucks FM460, one of the vehicles in the Anhui Liu An Logistics fleet, down the Outer Ring of Qipu Road in Shanghai at nearly 100 km/hour, with a total weight of 55 tons of the truck ...
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Toyota has unveiled a revised version of its flagship Prius c with new design and functional changes when compared to its previous version. The car is powered by 1.5-Liter Aluminum 4-cylinder gasoline engine which is capable of ...
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Wacker Asahikasei Silicone, a Japanese joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG, has opened a new development laboratory for airbag applications. The competence center will spearhead the development of silicone coatings for airbags and technical ...
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Hagens Berman, a national class-action law firm, has filed a second class-action suit against Japanese parts supplier Takata Corporation and automaker Honda Motor Co., stating that Takata embarked on a concealment campaign, designed to ...
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Japanese Auto part maker Takata reportedly ordered its technicians to destroy results of tests conducted on some of its air bags after finding out fault in them. Takata conducted tests on the steel containers or inflators which contains ...
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Mercedes-Benz has made the rescue sticker with QR codes as a standard feature in all Mercedes-Benz vans. The QR code shows information about the location of vehicle components including fuel tanks, airbags and electric cables and it is ...
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The award-winning Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport offer more standard comfort and convenience equipment for 2015, including refinements to the steering and suspension systems. The 2015 Santa Fe Sport starts at only $24,950, excluding ...
After announcing its fifth recall in 2014, Honda president Takanobu Ito along with 12 other executives will take quality-related pay cut. The recall will cost the company around $53 m, and it covers 425,825 units of Fit hybrid vehicles ...
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Toyota has announced that it will recall further 247,000 vehicles over the safety issues related to Takata air bags. The vehicles include Toyota Corolla, Matrix, Sequoia, Tundra and Lexus SC vehicles that were manufactured between 2001 ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the US has updated the number of vehicles that are affected by faulty airbags made by Takata. According to NHTSA, 10 automotive manufacturers have issued recall of nearly 6.1 ...
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