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Honda confirms ninth death linked to Takata airbag

2016-01-01 02:35:16| Automakers - Topix.net

WASHINGTON: Honda Motor Co confirmed on Thursday that a Takata airbag inflator ruptured in a July crash of a Honda Accord and likely led to the death of the young driver, the ninth death in the world linked to the faulty inflators. The death, first reported by U.S. auto safety authorities last week, is the eighth in the United States and the first since April tied to the inflators that have been recalled in tens of million of vehicles worldwide.

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Latest airbag death shows flaw in U.S. recall system

2015-12-29 05:25:34| Automakers - Topix.net

From 2010 to 2012, Honda Motor Co. said it made multiple attempts to notify the owner of a 2001 Accord that the car's air bag was faulty and needed replacing.

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Takata airbag flaw claims new victim

2015-12-24 10:46:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The US road safety regulator has linked an eighth death to a faulty airbag inflator manufactured by Japan's Takata.

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Honda, Takata settle airbag suits, lose round in class action case

2015-12-04 05:46:21| Automakers - Topix.net

A U.S. judge has rejected a bid by air bag manufacturer Takata Corp and automaker Honda Motor Co to toss out a class-action lawsuit on behalf of millions of owners with potentially faulty airbag inflators, even as the firms are moving to quickly settle death claims. The Japanese companies have agreed to undisclosed settlements for six of eight deaths linked to ruptured inflators as U.S. prosecutors ramp up a probe of the ruptures and whether regulators were misled.

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Takata airbag recall gets more complicated, and messy

2015-11-17 06:09:06| Automakers - Topix.net

CHICAGO -- Craig Jorgensen owns a Honda CR-V and a Toyota Avalon, both originally fitted with potentially deadly airbags made by Takata Corp. His experience in the biggest combined safety recall in U.S. automotive history shows just how complicated the process is. The Honda was fixed within days after Jorgensen received letters saying the airbags had to be swapped out.

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