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Takata accused in lawsuit of burying bad airbag test results
2014-11-11 15:34:07| Automakers - Topix.net
Takata Corp., the maker of automobile airbags with a potentially lethal defect that prompted the recall of almost 8 million cars, was accused in a lawsuit of a years-long cover-up. The suit in Los Angeles federal court says Takata discovered the flaw in tests about a decade ago and then destroyed records of the study.
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UPDATE 2-U.S. opens probe into Honda reporting of Takata air bag failures
2014-11-04 04:33:49| Automakers - Topix.net
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it will examine whether Honda Motor Co Ltd failed to report deaths or injuries involving air bags that are now part of a sweeping federal review. Regulators gave Honda three weeks to answer detailed questions about how it sought and logged accident reports for more than a decade.
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U.S. opens probe into Honda over Takata air bag failures
2014-11-04 00:24:33| Automakers - Topix.net
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had opened an investigation into whether Honda Motor Co Ltd ( U.S. law requires that automakers submit to NHTSA on a quarterly basis reports on every incident involving death or injury they have received involving their vehicles. We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data.
Takata, Honda face class-action lawsuit over faulty air bags
2014-10-31 22:26:00| Automakers - Topix.net
A cutaway view shows how a Takata Co. air bag is stored in an automobile's steering wheel.
UPDATE 1-AutoNation stops selling cars with Takata air bags
2014-10-29 20:33:20| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
AutoNation Inc, the largest U.S. auto retail group, has stopped selling cars equipped with Takata Corp air bags involved in a massive global recall involving more than 16 million vehicles, Chief Executive Mike Jackson said on Tuesday. "We as a company have made the decision not to retail any vehicle that is involved in this recall until it is repaired and the vehicles that do come in for service, we are advising the customer not to put a passenger in front of that air bag until it's repaired," Jackson said in an interview with Reuters.
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