The ongoing recall of airbags made by Takata has now reached over 53,000,000 cars worldwide. It is now the largest ever recall for the auto industry. Interesting, the faulty airbags were claimed to have been made in only one factory (in Mexico) yet when you think about a car having between 1 and 10 airbags each, that would mean that one factory would have to have produced … [Read more...]
Takata Airbag Failure – February Update
The relationship between Takata, the Japanese manufacturer of airbags that have failed during accidents, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) took a turn downwards recently. The NHTSA issued a statement saying that the company was to be fined $14,000 a day for not "fully co-operating" with the investigation into why their airbags have failed - … [Read more...]
Airbag Recall – Update on Progress for Resolution
Progress is slow! Takata are still trying to find the origination of the defect that causes the airbag assembly to spew out shards of metal that can injure or kill drivers or their passengers. Interestingly, BMW was quoted as saying that they had switched their airbag orders to a Takata facility in Germany where they are also made. The offending factory is in Mexico. One simple … [Read more...]
Airbag Recall
There has been a growing news story about an airbag recall involving Takata, a Japanese auto parts manufacturer with plants worldwide. Takata was founded in 1933 in Japan and have always made safety equipment of some sorts. Their first product was a lifeline for parachutes and after the war they started to research improvements in seat belts for vehicles. Nash and Ford had … [Read more...]