Takata’s Switch to Cheaper Airbag Propellant Is at Center of Crisis
The new airbag propellant was supposed to be the next big thing for Takata in 1998. An engineer for the company, Paresh Khandhadia, declared it "the new technological edge" in an interview with a trade magazine then.
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New Defect in Airbags Affects Some Infinitis
About 14 million older vehicles have been recalled in recent years because airbags made by the Takata Corporation can explode in a crash, shooting pieces of metal into the cabin. But a different Takata defect that can have the same effect is emerging in newer vehicles.
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Judge Orders Mediation in Guardrail Lawsuit
Trinity Industries, a maker of highway guardrails that are suspected of having a dangerous defect, and a whistle-blower have been ordered to enter mediation after the company lost a $175 million verdict for defrauding the United States government.
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It Looked Like a Stabbing, but Takata Air Bag Was the Killer
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hien Tran lay dying in intensive care this month after a car accident, as detectives searched for clues about the apparent stab wounds in her neck.
An unlikely breakthrough arrived in the mail a week after she died from her injuries. It was a letter from Honda urging her to get her...
Toyota Warns Against Using Front Seats Amid Air-Bag Probe
Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) is advising U.S. owners to keep passengers out of the front seats of several models until dealers can repair defective air bags, four months after taking similar actions in Japan.
Toyota issued the public warning as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stepped up efforts to reach at least 4.7 million...
Company recalls floor mats fitting GM trucks
DETROIT — A company that makes after-market floor mats for General Motors full-size pickup trucks and SUVs is recalling more than 45,000 of them because they can interfere with the gas pedals.
Omix Ada of Suwanee, Georgia, says the recall covers Cabela's Custom Fit, Line-X Truck Gear, Rugged Ridge All-Terrain and Tread Lightly mats. They...
G.M. Expands Crossover Recall in Canada to the U.S.
After a lull in September, General Motors picked up the pace of its safety campaign this week, announcing two recalls on Friday of more than half a million vehicles worldwide and an order to dealers to stop selling some pickup trucks because of a problem with the air bags.
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2010 Ford Focus Tops Safety Institute’s List of Potential Car Problems
Drivers of the 2012 Ford Focus sustained more injuries than those in any other vehicle in the U.S., according to The Safety Institute’s quarterly “Watch List.” The complaints, which are made to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), center on two issues: allegations that the electric power steering shuts down randomly and intermittently,...
GM recalls 117,000 vehicles
General Motors is recalling 117,000 vehicles for an issue that could cause the vehicle to stall or not start. GM said that it is aware of no crashes, injuries or fatalities connected to the problem.
The issue affects a small number -- about 1% -- of the 117,000 cars and trucks, GM said.
The chassis control...
Toyota Unintended Acceleration Probed as Tacomas Recalled
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) may face dual setbacks as a U.S. regulator renews its scrutiny of claims involving unintended acceleration and the company begins to recall 690,000 pickup trucks.
As many as 1.69 million Toyota Corollas with model years from 2006 to 2010 could be subject to investigation after owners said they experienced unintended “low-speed...
