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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2018

16.7M Takata Air Bags Remain on the Roads

About 16.7 million of the faulty Takata air-bag inflators still haven't been replaced about three years after federal regulators began to oversee a broad-ranging recall of the defective inflators that have caused at least 15 deaths in the U.S., according to a new report.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2018

Toyota to Install Non-Takata Inflators in 65,000 Vehicles

Toyota dealers are preparing for a second recall of 65,000 Corollas, Sequoias, Tundras, and Lexus SCs fitted with replacement Takata airbag inflators that will themselves be replaced by third-party suppliers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2018

Toyota Joins Open Recall Campaign

Toyota Motor North America will join founding partner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in supporting the National Safety Council's Check to Protect campaign, an initiative designed to reduce the number of open recall vehicles on the nation's roadways.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

Ford Agrees to $299M Takata Settlement

Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $299.1 million to settle consumer economic-loss claims linked to faulty air bags manufactured by Takata Corp. The settlement covers diverse forms of economic damages linked to Takata air-bag inflators.

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NewsJuly 21, 2017

Nissan Recalls Versa Cars for Air Bags

The recall covers more than 515,000 Versa sedan and hatchback vehicles in the 2007 to 2012 model years.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2017

Toyota Recalls More Takata Air Bags

The recall expansion, due to get under way in February, affects approximately 543,000 additional vehicles in the U.S.

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NewsDecember 6, 2016

AutoNation Reverses Recall Policy

A year after declaring a no-sale policy, AutoNation is allowing vehicles with recalled parts to be sold.

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NewsMay 4, 2016

Feds Add 35M More Air Bags to Takata Recall

This expansion, which more than doubles the size of the Takata recall, is aimed at replacing all Takata frontal air bag inflators that contain ammonium nitrate but don’t contain a drying agent.

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NewsJuly 1, 2015

Takata Airbag Linked to Rental Customer Death

A woman who died in a car crash last September has been named as the eighth victim killed by defective Takata airbags. The woman rented the Honda Civic with the defective airbag from Sunset Car Rental in San Diego.

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NewsFebruary 13, 2015

Nearly 64M Recalls in 2014 Sets Record

The final tally for vehicle safety recalls last year shattered the previous record of 30.81 million in 2004.

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