• Japanese carmakers expand Takata airbag recall

    • June 25, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Japanese carmakers expand Takata airbag recall
    BBC reports that Japanese car giants Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi have expanded a recall of cars to replace airbags made by Takata. The recalls had initially been issued in North America, but have now been extended to the rest of the world. The carmakers said they were calling back a total of 3.2 million cars [...]
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  • US lawmakers have warned of car ‘recall fatigue’

    • June 24, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    US lawmakers have warned of car ‘recall fatigue’
    Policy makers in the US have warned of car ‘recall fatigue’ in a congressional hearing with regulators and carmakers about progress in a major airbag recall. Faulty airbags made by Japan’s Takata have been linked to at least eight deaths, multiple injuries and has prompted the largest recall in US history. The US safety agency [...]
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