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Takata pleads guilty in air bag scandal, agrees to pay $1B
February 28, 2017 Tom Krisher and Ed White - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud Monday and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an air bag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the U.S. The…
Three Takata workers indicted, accused of hiding air bag defects
January 13, 2017 Tom Krisher, Dee-Ann Durbin and Ed White - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – A federal grand jury in Detroit has indicted three former employees of Takata Corp., charging them with concealing deadly defects in the Japanese company’s automotive air bag inflators. The indictments on six counts of conspiracy and wire fraud…
Transport Canada warns some Ram pickups at risk of fire from alternator short
October 19, 2016 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – Transport Canada has issued a recall notice for about 10,000 Ram pickup trucks and other Fiat Chrysler vehicles that are at increased risk of stalling or fire in the engine compartment due to an electrical short. The federal…
Nissan recalls 10,819 vehicles in Canada due to potential fluid leak, fire hazard
September 9, 2016 The Associated PressDETROIT – Nissan is recalling about 134,000 cars and SUVs worldwide, including 10,819 in Canada, because brake fluid could leak and cause fires. In some cases, the company says people should park the vehicles outside until they are fixed. The…
Toyota recalls 21,722 vehicles in Canada
August 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterToyota Canada Inc. has announced that it is changing the remedy for 21,722 model year 2006 to 2011 Toyota RAV4 and model year 2010 Lexus HS250h vehicles involved in a 2013 recall. In the earlier action, if the nuts for…
7 automakers add 4.4M vehicles to Takata recall
June 2, 2016 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Seven automakers are adding nearly 4.4 million vehicles in the U.S. to the massive Takata air bag inflator recall. Documents detailing recalls by General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford, Daimler Vans, BMW, Jaguar-Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz were posted Thursday by…
8 automakers recall over 12M vehicles for Takata air bags
May 27, 2016 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Eight automakers are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. Documents detailing recalls by Honda, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Ferrari and Mitsubishi were posted Friday by…
Air bag inflator recall to grow by 35 million to 40 million
May 5, 2016 Tom Krisher and Joan Lowy - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – Takata will recall another 35 million to 40 million air bag inflators, a stunning increase that will more than double what is already the largest automotive recall in American history, the federal government announced Wednesday. The recall expansion…
GM to recall over 1 million pickups, most in U.S. and Canada, to fix seat belts
April 18, 2016 The Associated PressDETROIT – General Motors is recalling more than a million Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks worldwide because the seat belts may not hold the driver in a crash. Most of the trucks were sold in the U.S. and…
Air bag danger: US counts 85M unrecalled Takata inflators
April 14, 2016 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – About 85 million Takata air bag inflators that haven’t been recalled are inside cars and trucks now being driven in the U.S. and would have to be replaced if the company can’t prove they are safe, the government…
Deal reached in 3rd GM case over ignition switch claims
April 8, 2016 The Associated PressNEW YORK – Lawyers in New York say a settlement has been reached in a claim over a faulty General Motors ignition switch involved in a deadly accident. They say the deal negates the need for the third of six…